gotta have
Example Sentences
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“Sometimes you gotta have the number two to prove that the number one is still number one.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Of his own ejection in the fourth quarter, Lee added: "I gotta have a little bit better emotional control in that moment."
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Here, the aliens have become more assertive: “Ow, we need the funk / We gotta have that funk.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
"You've got the pressure of 'we've gotta have some bangers here, we're in the pop industry'," she says.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
“We automatons gotta have some fun once in a while, right?” our statue said.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
