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Example Sentences

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Vista is going to double production in an area where the government has gotten more friendly.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“We’ve gotten along — when there have been difficulties, we’ve worked it out,” Trump added.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

That may not have gotten him invited to many cookouts after the fact, but his music still is.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

On restaurant outings I have pulled up a scene from the cinematic gem “Hoosiers” and gotten choked up while my kids prayed I wouldn’t still be blubbering when the waiter came.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Wonderfully, incredibly, miraculously he has somehow gotten two chocolate chip cookies through that mad night without breaking them.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen