How to Use getter in a Sentence
getter
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The top three vote-getters will earn spots on the board.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
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The top vote getter among the five will make the all-star team.
—Michael Lycklama, idahostatesman, 3 July 2017
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The top two vote getters will win three-year terms on the board.
—Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
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James had the first pick by virtue of being the top vote-getter.
—Matt Goul, cleveland.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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James, as the top overall vote-getter, had the first pick among the starters.
—Mike Digiovanna, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018
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That would force an April runoff between the top two vote-getters.
—CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023
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The top vote-getters will be in the anniversary show.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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For all of us type-A go-getters, that is a true source of conflict.
—James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2017
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Then, the top two vote-getters advance to the fall election.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 9 June 2026
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Jansen was a top vote-getter across the two categories, too.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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In other words, the top three vote-getters will each be elected to six-year terms.
—Kevin Richert, idahostatesman, 25 June 2018
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The three top vote getters progress, and stay alive with a chance to win the $1 million grand prize.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2025
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If no one does, the top two vote getters face off in November.
—Lauren Brensel, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024
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The top two vote-getters will win seats on City Council.
—Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2026
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The top two vote-getters will face off in November.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
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Haddox has been the top vote-getter in the last two council elections.
—Bill McHugh, NOLA.com, 16 Aug. 2020
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But Owens overtook him last week and has remained the top vote getter since then.
—Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
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And no, the Manta isn't just made to be a grocery-getter.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota was the top vote-getter among teams not in the top 25.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2019
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Cissoko isn’t the bucket-getter that Love is.
—Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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To avoid a runoff election, the top vote getter had to win with 50 percent plus one vote.
—Marty Sabota, star-telegram.com, 6 May 2017
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The top two vote-getters will receive three-year terms, while the third place vote getter will get a two-year term.
—Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2022
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The top two vote-getters will go to a runoff next month if no candidate tops 50% of the vote.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 16 May 2026
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The top eight vote-getters will move on to the November election.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Burgess was reelected to her same post as the second-highest vote getter.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
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The third-place vote-getter pulled out of the race after the special primary.
—Will Weissert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
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Google will then announce the top five vote-getters and choose the winner in early June.
—Steven Goode, courant.com, 4 May 2018
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The leading vote-getter will get one vote toward the blue-ribbon panel.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
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Chow was the top vote-getter of the four candidates elected to the school board in last year's election.
—chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2018
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The top-two vote-getters would move forward to the general election.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 17 Jan. 2026
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