How to Use obtain in a Sentence

obtain

verb

• We obtained a copy of the original letter.
• These ideas no longer obtain for our generation.
• The information may be difficult to obtain.
• Soon after the calls, the residents would go to the bank and obtain cash.
  — John Caniglia, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2020
• Some of the licenses were obtained late last year and some this year.
  — Robert Langreth, Bloomberg.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• The city plans to obtain new data every three to four years.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 25 Feb. 2022
• An officer spoke with the car owner to obtain keys and move the car from on top of the bike.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 8 June 2020
• The newspaper obtained a copy of his arrest record the same day.
  — Anna Beahm, AL.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• Stay close to home to obtain a sense of serenity this month.
  — Sonja Marie, Essence, 30 June 2020
• Wagr hopes to obtain licenses in five more states by the end of the year.
  — Tim Casey, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• The contents of the recordings or how they were obtained are not described in the court filing.
  — J. Scott Trubey, ajc, 10 July 2018
• The supposition is, that the thief will pull the chain in order to obtain the prize.
  — Scientific American, 28 May 2020
• There are no restraints on the number of people who can obtain it.
  — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• Police were able to obtain two fingerprints from the screen door.
  — cleveland, 3 July 2020
• Video footage showing the roads at the time of the killing was obtained by investigators.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 21 June 2019
• The goal was to obtain evidence that would lead to finding Maya.
  — Lauren Turner Dunn, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2022
• Police did not provide details on what led to the shooting or how the boy obtained the gun.
  — Taylor Pettaway, ExpressNews.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• The man fled the bank after obtaining an undisclosed amount of money.
  — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 14 June 2017
• The state wants to keep the monument and land while disavowing promises made to obtain them.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2021
• His office is trying to obtain the release of the report.
  — Shannon Butler and Jason Kelly, ajc, 13 July 2018
• Liedlich wrote, according to a copy of the email obtained by the Tribune.
  — Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• His next challenge is to obtain funding to mass produce the coating.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 20 July 2020
• The sheriff said the suspects obtained the guns used in the shootings through car burglaries.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2023
• Schwartz writes in the letter, which was obtained by Deadline.
  — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, 29 May 2018
• The bill would not penalize women who take or obtain the pills.
  — David W. Chen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
• The bill seeks to ensure that all at-risk patients can obtain a screening at no cost.
  — Lizzie Presser, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2020
• Fans can watch the special moment for themselves in a video obtained by E!
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 26 Nov. 2019
• Police said a search warrant was obtained to take a blood sample from the driver of the Sonata.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2019
• That made the tax break easier for businesses to obtain.
  — Jason Garcia, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Oct. 2020
• The files were unrelated to his work, the suit said, and he was not authorized to obtain them.
  — John Caniglia, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024