have to go

Example Sentences

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To find the city as spellbound by its basketball team, you have to go back to the 1970 and 1973 champions, with the likes of Walt Frazier, Willis Reed and smooth Earl “The Pearl” Monroe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

It means she will again have to go through qualifying - unless she is awarded a main-draw wildcard for the tournament, which begins on 29 June.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"But you do have to go that extra mile to be able to get there."

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“I don’t think any child should have to go through this,” AB’s mother Nereyda Hernandez said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

I’ll be all the way down the block and have to go back and all the way upstairs to double-check the apartment door.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell