gotcha
Example Sentences
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“There’s no gotcha, there’s no backroom deal,” the mayor said before the contract was shelved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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
Ms. Stefanik wasn’t trying to ask a gotcha question, she writes in the book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
In other words, it was a deliberate gotcha.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
He gives me a gotcha look, then reaches into his front jeans pocket and pulls out a chipped conch-shaped shell.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
