How to Use have a go in a Sentence

have a go

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Definition of have a gonext
  • Captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was the first to have a go; quite explosively, too.
    — Joshua Law, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Not one bit, if the mainstream media wants to have a go at you, right?
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 May 2023
  • If these talks fail then the second party will have a go.
    — Konstantin Testorides, Star Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Despite wearing heels, the duchess was more than game when offered a chance to have a go on a tall, winding slide in the play area.
    — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Treat this recipe as a principle, have a go, then why not come up with your own combos?
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • By the second day, a few dozen people had gathered around his table, eager to have a go.
    — Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Hulu appears to be done with the property, so let Murray have a go.
    — Vulture, 5 July 2022
  • If any of the links are missing or broken, feel free to make a note in the comments, but please also have a go at finding them yourself.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 2 June 2012
  • Many people have a go at it, and everyone is welcome to comment.
    — New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Give your audience their own markers (or crayons) and encourage them to have a go at their own version.
    — Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 28 June 2021
  • This belief, a sort of curse of the mummy avant la lettre, did not encourage the average linguist to have a go at the Rosetta Stone.
    — The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Upon returning to England, the two friends decided to have a go at it themselves.
    — Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Nonetheless, Kanye will likely have a go of independence on his terms.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Just dive in and have a go – for example, pulling up various different reports for different time periods.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Frank Martin were all instrumental in coming up with an idea where coaches would donate half of a salary to an athletic department to hire scholars who are people of color to have a go in athletic administration.
    — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2020

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