gotten up
Example Sentences
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And what he is alleged to have gotten up to with Jeffrey Epstein was redolent of low moral character.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
“He probably could have gotten up and walked away, but he’s not gonna leave my brother,” Mitchell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
The captain, Jacob Knowles, had gotten up at 3 a.m. on a brisk October morning and took his vessel 10 miles into the ocean.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
On the graph that showed time awake or in various sleep stages during the night, I saw only brief hiccups of wakefulness when I’d gotten up to pee.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2023
Like nearly the same time Genie and Ernie had gotten up to “take care” of Michael Jackson, an event that Genie was trying his best to not ever think about again.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
