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Example Sentences

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“I don’t know how I would have gotten through the past year and a half without this project.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

He had gotten a laugh a moment before when he mocked President James Madison for not having a ballroom when the White House was burned by the British during the War of 1812.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Dominion has been riding the gravy train for years, but its shareholders haven’t gotten any gravy.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Then Homer fired off the two-part question that no other job applicant had gotten right:

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I’d always wanted to see inside that house, but of course I’d never gotten an invite.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin