gotta have
Example Sentences
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Of his own ejection in the fourth quarter, Lee added: "I gotta have a little bit better emotional control in that moment."
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Here, the aliens have become more assertive: “Ow, we need the funk / We gotta have that funk.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
“That’s what you gotta have, man. You gotta have tough guys to play through stuff if you want to win at this level.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
"You've got the pressure of 'we've gotta have some bangers here, we're in the pop industry'," she says.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
“If you got her back, then you gotta have our back, too,” Daesia says.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
