have got to
Example Sentences
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“This has got to stop, we can’t have a society that allows this to happen, we have got to make a stand, so please, no more,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“It is a place where people have got to know us not as famous people but as neighbors, friends, parents. I really treasure our friendships here because they have substance,” Steenburgen added.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
“We have got to put some guard rails around them,” Barrocas said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"We have got to have more sovereignty and more of Europe standing on its own two feet. That will continue to be our policy in Europe," Vance told a briefing at the White House.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“He could be using one of the passages on that map to get into the castle! The teachers have got to know!”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
