gotcha
Example Sentences
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Their final complaint was a hair-splitting gotcha: I wrote that “lawmakers can count on a few fingers the times former Sen. Vance has set foot in the Capitol.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s easy to do the gotcha of “You’re so positive and metaphysical, what about this or that?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
Owens, to her credit, did not interrupt him with gotcha questions or cheap shots.
From Salon ● May 23, 2026
He asks the reporter, in a little whiney baby’s voice, “By the way, this is a profile piece, this is not a gotcha piece, right?”
From Slate ● May 16, 2026
‘I gotcha; you might as well admit it.’
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
