Example Sentences

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Investors might have thought they were getting in on the ground floor of the next Amazon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

As in North Carolina, the Ohio agents were getting encouragement from prosecutors, including Kenneth Parker, the then-U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Ohio.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he had heard artists were getting "the yips" - a term used in golf for involuntary spasms or freezes that impact a swing.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

“We kept saying we wanted to address affordability, but yet we were getting in our own way of doing that because the regulatory red tape was adding so much time.”

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Some kids were doing scales, some were getting their music arranged on their stands, but most were chatting and laughing.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee