Word: gotten
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seemed to drawl with his feet. Between points he took his ease, but as soon as the ball was put into play he became surprisingly galvanized. He beat Takeiichi Harada, seeded Japanese, and got into the finals. His match against Champion Tilden was not exciting. The report had gotten about the clubhouse that the champion was planning to make a four-set match of it and to run the Texan ragged with drives to the corners, trap shots, and every variation of pace and length, to tire him against the doubles later in the day. Mr. White had evidently made...
Because of this universal tendency, the world is doubly grateful to Amundsen, who gave free admission to his private fight with the elements. By the help of radio and newspaper, many a stay-at-home has gotten a taste of Arctic exploration causing him to shut the window on the warmest of May days...
Sirs: I am absolutely disgusted with your March 1 issue. Have just finished SPORTS and dread going on. Have not read your paper in the past six week−and wonder whether previous to those six weeks I formed a bad habit and having gotten away from it (TIME) for a while. I now ap preciate its cheapness, mostly on this article. You are on a par with the Graphic** (I read it once and honestly believe it a vile paper...
...have gotten a lot of fun out of the campaign. I filed for Mayor because it seemed to me there was a clear-cut issue between law enforcement and opposition to law enforcement, and I stood for law enforcement...
...Chilblains, not sunburn, is what Eve would have gotten if her Eden was anything like mine," said Miss Fannie Brice in a recent backstage interview with a CRIMSON reporter. Miss Brice was appearing in the realistic Eden staged at the Colonial Theatre by the Music Box Review. While removing the grease paints which, with certain arboreal draperies comprised the most striking part of her costume as Eve in the Colonial Eden. Miss Brice subjected the growing tendency of theatre managers toward economizing on fuel to close scrutiny and rigid censure...