Sentence examples for got hold of from inspiring English sources

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get hold of

already got hold of

got hold of sth

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governments got hold of

"got hold of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe when someone is able to obtain or acquire something. For example, "He finally got hold of the rare book he had been searching for."

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got hold of

verb

Past of get hold of

Exact(56)

I finally got hold of one paper.

The New Yorker

They would have got hold of me".

Independent

Then Disney got hold of him.

Independent

Alma got hold of a fence slat.

The New Yorker

Mike Wallace got hold of him.

The New Yorker

Then Ukip got hold of it.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

Because the marketers got hold of them.

The Guardian - Opinion

Similar(4)

You couldn't get hold of them.

Independent

How did Bala get hold of it?

The New Yorker

Getting hold of landing slots is difficult.

The Economist

Wait till they get hold of Messrs Kucinich and Sharpton.

The Economist

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got possession of

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