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How do you use Got in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Got in a sentence

Related words

Got | Gotten | Gothic | Gotta | Gotham | Gottlieb | Goth | Goths | Goto

Got meaning

  1. Expressing obligation; used with have.
  2. Must; have/has (to).
  3. Have/has.

Using Got

  • The main meaning on this page is: Expressing obligation; used with have. | Must; have/has (to). | Have/has.
  • In the example corpus, got often appears in combinations such as: ve got, got to, got the.

Context around Got

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 13 start, 7 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

vikingo 2× expressing 1× gal 1× love 1× freeport 1× panciocco 1×

Often after:

something 2× benches 1× water 1× food 1× soldiers 1× plenty 1× nothing 1× behind 1× trees 1× flooding 1×

Sentence patterns with Got

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

i ve got to sell 2× it s got a lot 2× action never got to have 1× as panciocco got the puck 1× attention and got you laughing 1× boot that got a two 1× chair i got my own 1× cheerfully expressing got my gal 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

we ve got 2× distinct selections from 1× i got my 1× i think we 1× i wake up 1× if you want 1×

Common sentence endings:

at your phone 1× food richardson said 1× got great delivery 1× got my song 1× got soldiers boxes 1× have kids happiness 1×

Words around Got

Just before it in the word index:

goswin 2 goswami 57 gosub 3 gostling 3 gostkowski 23 gostisbehere 17

Just after it in the word index:

gota 9 gotabaya 56 gotabhaya 7 gotanda 2 gotani 11 gotaways 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

due 37.239 friday 37.053 power 36.848 think 36.679 play 36.624 case 36.434

Corpus analysis for Got

  • In this selection, "got" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, vikingo, expressing, gal, something, benches and water stand out and add context to how "got" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include i ve got to sell, it s got a lot, got talent, got underway and finally got. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "got" sits close to words such as due, friday and power, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with got

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Now I got to know names, I got to pronounce names, I got to watch every team. (17 words)

It kind of got your attention and got you laughing, then got you wrapped up in it. (17 words)

We've got benches, we've got water, we've got food and we've got soldiers' boxes. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

It’s got some vague, ephemeral yet satisfying results — you’ve got a big party, you’ve got a wrapped Humvee, you’ve got something cool to point at, and perhaps you’ll achieve the mythical “virality” that gets a particular thing 10,000 shares or retweets. (47 words)

With 5:07 left in regulation, Yarmouth/Freeport got the equalizer, as Panciocco got the puck ahead to Smith, who got behind the defense, then fired a shot which Lemieux slowed but couldn’t stop and the puck went into the net to make it 2-2. (47 words)

I wake up every day, and I’ve got to get asses in the seats, I’ve got to sell drinks, I’ve got to sell food, I’ve to think about what people think of the show, there’s just so much to think about. (46 words)

Example sentences (20)

So I did feel bad that this 19-year-old kid never got to start his life, was killed in action, never got to have a family, never got to go to college, never got to have kids, happiness.

We've got benches, we've got water, we've got food and we've got soldiers' boxes.

We've got the team we've got, we've got the players available, what we've got and we are where we are.

I got my own place, I got my own chair, I got my own TV, I got my own bed, I cook my own food, “Richardson said.

It’s got some vague, ephemeral yet satisfying results — you’ve got a big party, you’ve got a wrapped Humvee, you’ve got something cool to point at, and perhaps you’ll achieve the mythical “virality” that gets a particular thing 10,000 shares or retweets.

Distinct selections from “Porgy and Bess” showed the deep love connection that can be between a man and woman and included “I Got Plenty of Nothin’”, a song of gratitude, cheerfully expressing “Got my gal/Got my love/Got my song”.

It feels so easy: You’ve got your phone, you’ve got your kid, and because of the kid, you’ve got nothing else to do except look at your phone.

Now I got to know names, I got to pronounce names, I got to watch every team.

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With 5:07 left in regulation, Yarmouth/Freeport got the equalizer, as Panciocco got the puck ahead to Smith, who got behind the defense, then fired a shot which Lemieux slowed but couldn’t stop and the puck went into the net to make it 2-2.

You've got trees in lines, you've got flooding, you've got access issues, so this is a long game," Mr Sutherland said, according to news outlet Stuff.

If you want to paddle, we’ve got Porta-Potties, we’ve got shuttle services, we’ve got safety on the water.

In fact, almost all the senators have been coming out with revelations of what they got and why they got what they got.

I think we’ve got something really unique and great and entertaining, and I think it’s got a lot of heart, and it’s got a lot of places.

They've got a wide range of set plays, and they've got players who've got great delivery.

This is one of the things that I really love about this draft – we've got a lot of quarterbacks, we've got very good wide receivers, and we've got a really good, deep group of offensive linemen.

Vikingo got a roll through for a two count but Andretti came right back with a big boot that got a two count when Vikingo got hit fingertips on the rope.

What are they thinking of if somebody said no she's got arthritis, she's got cowardice, it's what she's got.

It kind of got your attention and got you laughing, then got you wrapped up in it.

I wake up every day, and I’ve got to get asses in the seats, I’ve got to sell drinks, I’ve got to sell food, I’ve to think about what people think of the show, there’s just so much to think about.

So that if you’re watching from Portland or Seattle and you’ve got, you know, Revolution Hall, you’ve got Aladdin Theater, you’ve got The Neptune, all of these venues will benefit with any donation.

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Common combinations with got

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "got" in a sentence?
An example: "So I did feel bad that this 19-year-old kid never got to start his life, was killed in action, never got to have a family, never got to go to college, never got to have kids, happiness." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "got" from authentic English texts.
What does "got" mean?
Got means: Expressing obligation; used with have.
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