got in

past tense of get in

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of got in After consumers responded favorably to this more authentic casting, Jerome Bettis and Michael Strahan got in the soup-shilling game with their respective moms. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Details are scant as to what kind of access and information the agent got in the Australian breach. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026 Back at that restaurant, Reacher has more blood sticking to him than Bruce Campbell got in three Evil Dead movies. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026 Sunny, a 13-year-old Portuguese water dog the Obamas got in 2013 while living in the White House, died Tuesday. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 When the victims got in their car to drive home, they were watched and followed, the chief said, and someone in the car following them opened fire. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Into the second half and Hincapie got in on the act, scooping over the bar in search of rugby points right in front of goal. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Other states and countries got in on the game by rolling out more and more generous credits and subsidies as a way to bolster their economies with production jobs. — Brent Lang, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Earlier this month, the conservative pundit Tucker Carlson got in on the act and devoted an entire episode of his podcast to discussing how companies like Flock are creating an always-on surveillance state for American citizens. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got in
Verb
  • His bond with Nathan was premised on its insularity, then Gael arrived like Yoko and threw everything out of whack.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
  • When police arrived, the garage door, a side door and the center console of Flynn's pickup truck were all open.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Rays got through the top of the 10th unscathed thanks in part to Liam Hicks making a strong throw and third baseman Junior Caminero an acrobatic tag to catch Jase Bowen trying to steal for the second out.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Skenes, the 2025 National League Cy Young Award winner, got through six innings in 86 pitches, having allowed three hits.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Got in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20in. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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