have over

Example Sentences

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“I need to be able to pay myself if I don’t find as much work as I have over the past five years,” the 36-year-old said, adding that she is still booked through the summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Japan "has no intention whatsoever of denying or trivialising the existence of the issue", he said, but added that authorities have over the years been "earnestly addressing" diplomatic issues with Korea.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Either way, the more control you have over your own finances — you don’t know what the future will bring — the better.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

“If they continue to underperform as badly as they have over the last month, it will mean that investors have started to give up on the paradigm of an ever-resilient US economy,” he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

On the afternoon of the second day, I start to put on my AffloVest, jumping in surprise when Barb busts through the door, ready for the usual four o’clock fight that we have over it.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott