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Example Sentences

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Pearl, now a TV analyst, said the guard is “an incredibly talented kid with a real gift” but his “emotions at times have gotten the better of him.”

From Los Angeles Times

Essa’s story had gotten me through too many hard times for me to lose faith now.

From Literature

I’d gotten Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech as the simulation for my final and spotted the Butterfly trying to prevent King from making it to the Lincoln Memorial.

From Literature

The oil market has gotten used to quickly recovering from geopolitical threats.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But had he gotten to Oxford and been a great student we also might never have gotten Dr. Seuss."

From BBC