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.
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But the Pirates scored four times in the seventh and twice in the eighth to obtain their vengeance, 8-6.
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Jr Radcliffe,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
28 Sep. 2020
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Soon after the calls, the residents would go to the bank and obtain cash.
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John Caniglia,
cleveland,
7 Nov. 2020
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Liedlich wrote, according to a copy of the email obtained by the Tribune.
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Elyssa Cherney,
chicagotribune.com,
28 Aug. 2019
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Among them: How did a 6-year-old child obtain access to a gun?
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Tim Arango,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2023
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An officer spoke with the car owner to obtain keys and move the car from on top of the bike.
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Joan Rusek,
cleveland,
8 June 2020
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They must be obtained in the draft, and ideally with a top-10 pick.
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Mike Chambers,
The Denver Post,
21 June 2019
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Some of the licenses were obtained late last year and some this year.
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Robert Langreth,
Bloomberg.com,
27 Oct. 2017
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Wagr hopes to obtain licenses in five more states by the end of the year.
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Tim Casey,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2022
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The city plans to obtain new data every three to four years.
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Beth Mlady,
cleveland,
25 Feb. 2022
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The supposition is, that the thief will pull the chain in order to obtain the prize.
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Scientific American,
28 May 2020
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The contents of the recordings or how they were obtained are not described in the court filing.
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J. Scott Trubey,
ajc,
10 July 2018
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The newspaper obtained a copy of his arrest record the same day.
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Anna Beahm,
AL.com,
7 Feb. 2018
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Stay close to home to obtain a sense of serenity this month.
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Sonja Marie,
Essence,
30 June 2020
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Schwartz writes in the letter, which was obtained by Deadline.
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Aric Jenkins,
Fortune,
29 May 2018
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The goal was to obtain evidence that would lead to finding Maya.
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Lauren Turner Dunn,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2022
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Among the experiments was a first-of-its-kind project to obtain an ice core that spanned the entire depth of the ice sheet.
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Sarah Kaplan,
Anchorage Daily News,
17 Mar. 2021
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Visitors need to obtain a permit to scale the Half Dome.
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Vanessa Arredondo,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Aug. 2023
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Police said a search warrant was obtained to take a blood sample from the driver of the Sonata.
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Christina Hall,
Detroit Free Press,
26 July 2019
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Fans can watch the special moment for themselves in a video obtained by E!
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Chloe Foussianes,
Town & Country,
26 Nov. 2019
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There are no restraints on the number of people who can obtain it.
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Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
9 Aug. 2022
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The man does not need to offer a reason or obtain his wife’s agreement.
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Anika Arora Seth,
Washington Post,
19 July 2024
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Police were called to Chung’s home and obtained evidence that led to the charge being filed.
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oregonlive.com,
26 Aug. 2019
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Video footage showing the roads at the time of the killing was obtained by investigators.
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Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati.com,
21 June 2019
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The bill seeks to ensure that all at-risk patients can obtain a screening at no cost.
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Lizzie Presser,
ProPublica,
19 Oct. 2020
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The files were unrelated to his work, the suit said, and he was not authorized to obtain them.
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John Caniglia,
cleveland,
15 Sep. 2020
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Her family spoke out about her tragic death in a statement obtained by NBC4.
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Nina Turner,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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According to training videos obtained by The Guardian, the forms are often prefilled with the information of a different person, a proxy who would file the challenge.
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Caroline Haskins,
WIRED,
5 Nov. 2024
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