have got to
Example Sentences
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“This has got to stop, we can’t have a society that allows this to happen, we have got to make a stand, so please, no more,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“It is a place where people have got to know us not as famous people but as neighbors, friends, parents. I really treasure our friendships here because they have substance,” Steenburgen added.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
"We have got to have more sovereignty and more of Europe standing on its own two feet. That will continue to be our policy in Europe," Vance told a briefing at the White House.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
The VAR officials have got to say what they see and it's a clear foul.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
He had always been kind of even, but being away for a little while must have got to him.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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