gotten

Example Sentences

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Bartholomew said that those who didn’t appeal may have gotten a different, lower-cost type of care, like home health, but the investigation didn’t focus on that.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For years, Tesla has been without a clear successor to Musk, who along with running his companies has in the past gotten involved in politics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

This very American food has gotten very expensive.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The post doesn’t specify the exact volumes that have gotten out, but says more than 200 commercial ships have transited the strait.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

We had never gotten something from the post office, not once in our whole lives.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff