GOT in a Sentence

Learn GOT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

404 example sentences for GOT, such as:

1. We got a good bag today.
2. I got in trouble for lying.
3. She got up and spun a little turn.
4. So he got into the shoes snarling.
5. I ate too quickly and got hiccoughs.

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 Meanings and Examples of GOT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
got
 v.  past tense and past participle of GET
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  "I've got more than that in my purse," said Mary.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  I found it myself and I got into it myself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
3  "I've got somethin to tell you," she said.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
4  Mr. Craven got up and began to walk slowly across the room.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  Mary got up, much mystified, and found the cord.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  When I had typhoid fever his face got quite fat.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
7  But I says to mother, 'Mother,' I says, 'I got a secret to keep.'
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  He said he'd warrant we'd both got the same nasty tempers.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
9  I found the key and got in weeks ago.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
10  "She's got a way with her, has Susan," she went on quite volubly.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
11  So they got their tails fast in their mouths.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille
12  I got up and looked out of the window.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
13  So he got into the shoes snarling.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
14  Presently he bethought him of a treasure he had and got it out.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
15  So he played with him every time he got a chance.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  I'm sorry I got your name wrong in my article.
17  Don't swagger just because you got the job.
18  They've got together a good squad for the World Cup.
19  I ate too quickly and got hiccoughs.
20  He never got too bothered about the mess.
21  I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.
22  She got through her exams without too much trouble.
23  I got in trouble for lying.
24  She got up and spun a little turn.
25  We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
26  A new version of the dictionary has been got out.
27  They've got a very blinkered view of life.
28  I got my bag caught in the wheel of my bicycle.
29  She's got a nice husky voice - very sexy.
30  We got a good bag today.