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
I had gotten up five straight nights to sit up because my coughing was so bad.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
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
If I’d opened my mouth or questioned Big Ma, she would have gotten up out of her chair.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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