gotcha

Example Sentences

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In other words, it was a deliberate gotcha.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

It’s only when Hansen starts speaking for victims that Osit reveals his own traumatic history, an exchange that might come off as a gotcha, but I think is more complicated than that.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

That’s the gotcha thing they wanted him to say.

From Slate • May 11, 2024

“This reform is a step in getting banks back to providing good service and away from gotcha fees.”

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

He gives me a gotcha look, then reaches into his front jeans pocket and pulls out a chipped conch-shaped shell.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson