How to Use have a go in a Sentence
have a go
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Not one bit, if the mainstream media wants to have a go at you, right?
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 May 2023
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If these talks fail then the second party will have a go.
—Konstantin Testorides, Star Tribune, 4 Aug. 2020
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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
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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
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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
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Hulu appears to be done with the property, so let Murray have a go.
—Vulture, 5 July 2022
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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
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Many people have a go at it, and everyone is welcome to comment.
—New York Times, 6 Apr. 2022
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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
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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
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Upon returning to England, the two friends decided to have a go at it themselves.
—Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2021
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Nonetheless, Kanye will likely have a go of independence on his terms.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022
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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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