haves
Example Sentences
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In a world where the haves are grinding down the have nots, soccer is a reminder that anything truly is possible for anyone — you just have to keep at it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
At a May 28 rally in Missoula with Ocasio-Cortez, Forstag took the stage to “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, and his words made good on the song’s biting lyrics about the haves and have-nots.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
“We are in the midst of the creation of the haves and the have-nots, and there’s a lot of have-nots, there’s a few haves.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A favorable contract with the players union that would impose some salary limits could narrow the gap between baseball’s haves and have-nots in the sport and make baseball more competitive.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
None of us is pure colored and the word you all the time using haves a way of hurting people’s feelings.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
