How to Use have (got) to go in a Sentence

have (got) to go

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Definition of have (got) to gonext
  • But did the two of you have to go to bat to keep that scene?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
  • But when the Fox folk have to go to court: Whaddathey got?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 19 Feb. 2024
  • If one of those amendments should pass, the bill would have to go back to the House.
    — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 30 May 2023
  • Imagine having a wife and child who have to go through the same thing.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2023
  • A lot of phases of the game to have to go out there and play, our defense played well.
    — Chris Vogt, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The main thing any of us have to go on when choosing a project is the quality of the script.
    — Vulture, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The Rams would have to go on a whale of a run to play themselves back into the picture.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The kind of person who might have to go to Panorama City for a restaurant.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • What about all of the people that have to go to to the restaurant and make your food, and deliver your food?
    — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 19 Oct. 2023
  • No family at all should have to go through that, at all.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • No one should ever have to go through something like that.
    — Emily Robertson, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The paths to the summit are becoming longer, as climbers have to go around risky cracks and fissures.
    — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Having hit those highs, where else does the young internet icon have to go?
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Much to his relief, Richard Goodman didn’t have to go out in a boat to nab his wide-mouthed quarry.
    — Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Body shaming is a terrible thing, and no girl should have to go through that — or guy.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But the Mustangs still have to go out and actually show it.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Not all remote employees will have to go back to the office.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But those beings, like us, have to go through life prepared to face many huge unknowns.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Tough decisions, and a lot of factors have to go into that.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Given his stardom, some of the videos have to go through some extra edits, too.
    — Julia MacCary, Peoplemag, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The Raiders have a robust fan base in Los Angeles, and the Chargers likely will have to go with a silent count at home.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Guys don’t have to go create on their own in a one-on-one situation.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
  • A lot of things have to go right for an indie album like this to strike gold, never mind go platinum.
    — Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • And, in this instance, law enforcement doesn’t have to go far to find the man behind Project Mayhem.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
  • The Games have to go everywhere, and to as many countries as possible.
    — Andrew Das, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • The current library would be torn down in the process, meaning the neighborhood would have to go without for more than a year.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • There’s an outdoor shower, and a half-bath so swimmers don’t have to go inside.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the seniors won’t have to go far from home to continue their rugby careers.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • So much would have to go right for a team that hasn’t had enough go consistently right this season.
    — Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This means that many families have to go to charities for help.
    — Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2023

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