How to Use getter in a Sentence

getter

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  • The top two vote-getters in each race will advance to the Nov. 6 runoff.
    — David Garrick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 June 2018
  • If no one receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff three weeks later.
    — CBS News, 5 June 2018
  • Second, only the top two vote-getters advance to the fall election, regardless of party.
    — Eric McGhee, Washington Post, 6 June 2018
  • The leading vote getter right now is another Democrat, Eleni Kounalakis.
    — Sarah D. Wire, latimes.com, 6 June 2018
  • The jungle primary takes the top two vote-getters in every contest, without regard to party, and places them on the general election ballot.
    — CBS News, 6 June 2018
  • That was not a given in this heavily Democratic state, which promotes the top two primary vote-getters, regardless of party.
    — Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2018
  • With so many candidates on the ballot, Democrats fear voters may spread their support so thin that two of the GOP contenders emerge as the top vote-getters.
    — Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY, 5 June 2018
  • Women have defeated men in 45 of those 65 races, and women were the top vote-getters in an additional two Georgia races headed to runoffs.
    — Ella Nilsen, Vox, 5 June 2018
  • The most important contests are in California, where the top two vote-getters—regardless of their party—will advance to the general election.
    — Reid J. Epstein, WSJ, 6 June 2018
  • The top two vote-getters, regardless of their party affiliations, advance to the November election.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 6 June 2018
  • California sends the two highest vote-getters to the November general election regardless of party.
    — Time, 6 June 2018
  • Dorsey was the top vote-getter in the 2018 election and is no stranger to CCPS.
    — Cameron Goodnight, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2022
  • The top two vote getters will win three-year terms on the board.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Don’t make your real spouse be the getter of all the food.
    — Maya Mokh, chicagotribune.com, 14 July 2021
  • Duque and Petro were the top two vote getters in the first round of the election, held May 27.
    — Anthony Faiola, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2018
  • Britt was the top vote-getter with 45%, while Brooks won 29% of the primary vote.
    — Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 16 June 2022
  • That would force an April runoff between the top two vote-getters.
    — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Minnesota was the top vote-getter among teams not in the top 25.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2019
  • If not, the top two vote-getters go onto the ballot for Nov. 6.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 June 2018
  • The top vote-getter has to capture more than 50 percent of the votes on June 30 to win the race outright.
    — Madeleine Rivera | Fox News, Fox News, 19 June 2018
  • The third-place vote-getter pulled out of the race after the special primary.
    — Will Weissert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The Batmans have been too much of a go-getter recently.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2022
  • If a candidate in the three-way race didn’t win 50% of the vote, the top two vote getters would go to a runoff election.
    — James Barragán, Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Ridley, 68, the lead vote-getter in the race in May, is seeking a council seat for the first time.
    — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 5 June 2021
  • The top two vote-getters in the primary advance to the Nov. 6 election.
    — Luke Money, latimes.com, 13 June 2018
  • In other words, the top three vote-getters will each be elected to six-year terms.
    — Kevin Richert, idahostatesman, 25 June 2018
  • The top eight vote-getters move on to the Nov. 5 general election.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • But Owens overtook him last week and has remained the top vote getter since then.
    — Taylor Stevens, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • State schools chief Tony Thurmond was by far the top vote-getter in the primary.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2022
  • The Bengals will announce the two top voter getters next week.
    — The Enquirer, 11 July 2023

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