Explore Gotten through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gotten in a sentence
Gotten meaning
past participle of get
Using Gotten
- The main meaning on this page is: past participle of get
- In the example corpus, gotten often appears in combinations such as: have gotten, has gotten, had gotten.
Context around Gotten
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 9 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gotten
- In this selection, "gotten" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, maybe, participle, ill, married, vaccinated and past stand out and add context to how "gotten" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actress has gotten along fine, also has gotten a lot and gotten worse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gotten" sits close to words such as comfort, minority and globe, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gotten
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The party has gotten better, but for some, the artistic identity has gotten lost. (14 words)
Also, canning technology has gotten a lot better, from no lining to BPA lining to BPA-free lining. (18 words)
The Chelsea Peretti character may have gotten the ax, but the comedian/actress has gotten along fine since then. (19 words)
Gotten is also typically used in AmE as the past participle for phrasal verbs using get, such as get off, get on, get into, get up, and get around: If you hadn't gotten up so late, you might not have gotten into this mess. (45 words)
Adult Swim has gotten a lot more attention with the last few years as fans have seen more original anime productions, but the company has had a ton of experience with one of the first major standouts being Immortal Grand Prix. (41 words)
A good throw would likely have gotten him, but Tim Locastro’s throw was wide of the plate by a good 8 feet and bounced under Alvarez’s glove, and Stevenson scored to make it 3-2. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Gotten is also typically used in AmE as the past participle for phrasal verbs using get, such as get off, get on, get into, get up, and get around: If you hadn't gotten up so late, you might not have gotten into this mess.
Texas food may not have gotten an 100 percent but it seems that Texas schools have also not gotten such a great grade.
The Chelsea Peretti character may have gotten the ax, but the comedian/actress has gotten along fine since then.
While many have gotten vaccinated and gotten on with their lives, most loyal maskers still hold up China as a shining example of beating covid.
Every time I’ve gotten past the point of frustration and end up explaining myself, it’s only gotten worse.
You have gotten stronger, you have gotten faster, cagier, smarter, you have ascended the ladder here in AEW rung by rung by busting your ass.
Playing d(efensive) line, (I could’ve) maybe (gotten) a sack on that play or (I could’ve gotten) the guy out of the pocket.
His contract guarantees him more than the one year he would’ve gotten paid as a franchise tag and gotten hurt.
They've gotten plenty right as well, but like most leakers, the group have gotten things wrong on occasion.
La Repubblica newspaper reported that the couple had gotten married in July, quoting a neighbor saying: “They had been together for a while, but they had only gotten married this summer.
Not only would we NOT have gotten this with Hillary in charge, we would have gotten precisely the opposite.
The party has gotten better, but for some, the artistic identity has gotten lost.
While taking a trip down memory lane, Kitty has gotten out of bed, taken a shower, and gotten dressed.
Peters, p. 487. * The past participle gotten is never used in modern BrE (apart from in dialects that retain the older form), which generally uses got, except in old expressions such as ill-gotten gains.
Adult Swim has gotten a lot more attention with the last few years as fans have seen more original anime productions, but the company has had a ton of experience with one of the first major standouts being Immortal Grand Prix.
After losing its first two region games, Austin has gotten on a roll, winning its last six games, none by fewer than 21 points.
After returning home, she learned she had gotten pregnant and was allegedly forced by Maxwell to get an abortion.
A good throw would likely have gotten him, but Tim Locastro’s throw was wide of the plate by a good 8 feet and bounced under Alvarez’s glove, and Stevenson scored to make it 3-2.
Alex Leatherwood, a former first-round pick of the Las Vegas Raiders claimed by the Bears off waivers last September, also has gotten a lot of work on the interior in practice.
Also, canning technology has gotten a lot better, from no lining to BPA lining to BPA-free lining.
Phrases with gotten
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with gotten
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- have gotten 45×
- has gotten 44×
- had gotten 23×
- ve gotten 14×
- gotten the 13×
- gotten to 11×
- only gotten 7×
- gotten worse 7×
- gotten into 6×
- gotten out 6×