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Example Sentences
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The police can arrest you, but you’re going to get out immediately because there is no place for them to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“It’s fun. It’s a fun way to get people civically engaged.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Even in El Salvador, which made Bitcoin a national currency and offered citizens $30 to get started with the cryptocurrency, adoption remains very low.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
"And if that's one of the pinnacle trophies in world cricket, why would we not be trying to get it along with every other marquee event that comes our way?"
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Aunt J does what we all do when we first get home— shout needlessly and announce our presence.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Then he says, ‘We must be keerful, For the cider’s gittin low.’
From Time ● Oct. 15, 2015
When the butchering is over Then the farmer feels so-so; But he’s always sort of worried, Fears the cider’s gittin low.
From Time ● Oct. 15, 2015
Which, as she was born in the Bronx, is pronounced "We gittin they!"
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2014
“Hush, now. Luster gone to git de surrey en take you to de graveyard. We aint gwine risk gittin yo cap,” she said.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
“Listen to me, Jeth; you’re gittin to be a sizable boy. There’s goin’ to be a lot of things in the years ahead that you’ll have to stand.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
Where it gets trickier is when we look at the best guess of credibility, the term premium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Another species, the cricket bat spider, which gets its name from its cricket bat-like markings, has also become more common in grassland since it was first spotted in the region in 2019.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
This isn’t foolproof, of course, because many factors including loyalty status go into deciding who gets bumped out of a seat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
What was already a very darkly funny and incredibly gross film gets even more disturbing as Bryan ventures into the Raccoon City hospital, trying to make his delivery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
He lets himself sink back, catching himself with his hands, to fall in next to me, and my stomach gets a loose feeling, like it might float away.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
The 37-year-old star appeared onstage wearing a traditional Korean hat known as a "gat", featured in Netflix's animated megahit "KPop Demon Hunters".
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2025
Sussy’s second defining feature is his love of hats, namely a tall, jaunty gat, similar to the ones that the Saja Boys wear in the Underworld and in their performance of “Your Idol.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025
In this Bonnie & Clyde, female ambition is more dangerous than a loaded gat.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2013
As Bogart aged, he lost his defiance, leaving Warner Brothers for Columbia and trading his gat for a bow tie.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2010
Mac Caura Mor is dead, Mac Caura of the Lee is finished, Mac Caura of Kanturk joined clay to clay And gat him gone, and bides as deep as they.
From Reincarnations by James Stephens
The Times: What would you say your biggest mistake has been since you got to City Hall?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
When he joined the back of the line, he said, the note could purchase two loaves of bread; by the time he got to the front, it bought him half a loaf.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Near the top of his list: Making sure users got their money quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Once you've got the diagnosis, IBD doesn't go away. Even if you become symptom-free on the current treatments, we know there's a likelihood you're going to have a flare or relapse," said Dr. Samson.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Nah, you got it. You only need a little more practice, La.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
There are coffee shops Jackson Duran-Pincus can walk to, and neighbors to chat with when he hangs out on his front porch—which is how we’ve gotten to know each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
What we’ve done with Inside Safe is, we’ve gotten the people housed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
No question that on every level, stand-up comedy has gotten meaner over the last decade.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
But, according to a Times analysis, the department has gotten worse at serving court orders each year since 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Which was crazy, because he was the one who’d gotten the threatening letters.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
It was so much energy getting channeled into one big opting-out.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
"It's expensive to feed the whole family. It's getting ridiculous really. It's not just food, it's the nappies and wipes and days out."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
After achieving success, some firms shed their solo status by adding employees or getting acquired by a larger firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
After getting burned by Amway, the notorious multilevel marketing company, he’d had to work 18-hour days to get by.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
When I first read the journal, I dreamed of somehow getting to be as brave as Abigail.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
