have got to
Example Sentences
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“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
She says: "She sat me down and she told me, 'I have got to tell you something. He is not who he says he is'."
From BBC • May 22, 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
“This is unavoidable,” his voice seemed to say; “this is what we have got to do, unflinchingly. But this is not what we shall be doing when life is worth living again.”
From "1984" by George Orwell
