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Example Sentences
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Maybe one could surmise that people have gotten tired of heated discourse, that they’re bored by arguing.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
She said: "He'd gotten very ill recently and everyone was so worried about him. It affected his eyesight, but he was getting better. He was a visual person."
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
One more inning in each start would have gotten him to 200 innings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
"Might have gotten cut off," Trump said as he waited a full minute for the signal to return.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
It seemed that Rowdy and I had hardly gotten seated when here came the monkeys: leaping, squealing, and chattering.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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