obtain

Definition:
1. Come into possession of.
2. Receive a specified treatment (abstract).
3. Be valid, applicable, or true.

Use 'obtain' in a sentence:

• 1. With the help of the Internet, we can only obtain many learning materials with ease.
• 2. To obtain enough financial support.
• 3. A special dispensation may be obtained from the domestic union concerned.
• 4. In many cases, it would not be overly burdensome for authorities to obtain a warrant to search through phone contents.
• 5. Financial success is usually predicated on having money or being able to obtain it.
• 6. To obtain the overall score, add up the totals in each column.
• 7. Best results are obtained by starting the plants off in a warm greenhouse.
• 8. You can obtain safe water by melting ice cubes.
• 9. To feed the larger population, humans need to obtain arable lands, so there is a massive clearing of trees.
• 10. You can obtain knowledge through practice.
• 11. Some of these, such as the glandular mucus of snails, were difficult to obtain and outrageously expensive.
• 12. The publisher is responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions to reproduce illustrations.
• 13. He lowballed the cost of the project in order to obtain federal funding.
• 14. I have obtained the services of a top photographer to take our pictures.
• 15. This information will be amalgamated with information obtained earlier.
• 16. Underage youths can obtain alcohol from their older friends.
• 17. They are breaking the law in order to obtain an advantage over their competitors.
• 18. This time, the winner could obtain triple tributes.
• 19. Some countries obtain large sums of foreign exchange from tourism.
• 20. To feed the larger population, humans need to obtain arable land, so there is a massive clearing of trees.
• 21. We obtain some satisfaction in listening to music.
• 22. Researchers must obtain approval only from their hospitals or clinic's ethics board.
• 23. He was accused of obtaining property by deception.
• 24. The perfect body has always been difficult to obtain.
• 25. Could you tell me what I have to do to obtain a student visa and how long the process will take?
• 26. Grade forgiveness enables colleges to obtain more financial support.
• 27. He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.
• 28. He obtained his first job through the milk round.
• 29. Unless you were prepared to pay, they were increasingly difficult to obtain for any but the most severely disabled.
• 30. I could obtain with the snap of my fingers anything I chose.
• 31. Offshoring provides an opportunity to obtain I.T. services at low cost.
• 32. If you want to obtain an ideal job, you need to continuously upgrade yourself.
• 33. You can obtain a copy for$ 2 from New York Central Art Supply.
• 34. To obtain her degree, she answered 81 questions over 10 papers.
• 35. His method of obtaining a high level of productivity is demanding.
• 36. A score of countries may be either producing or planning to obtain chemical weapons.
• 37. It is difficult to obtain reliable evidence.
• 38. The number of young people obtaining qualifications has remained static or decreased.
• 39. Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?
• 40. A score of countries may be producing or planning to obtain chemical weapons.
• 41. She was accused of obtaining money under false pretences.
• 42. Evans was trying to obtain a false passport and other documents.
• 43. The figures were obtained by extrapolating from past trends.
• 44. There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good grades.
• 45. These conditions no longer obtain.
• 46. He had sought to obtain payment of a sum which he had claimed was owed to him.
• 47. They indulged in some highly dubious business practices to obtain their current position in the market.
• 48. She obtained 40% of the vote.
• 49. At every stage in the production there will be paperwork—forms to fill in, permissions to obtain, letters to write.
• 50. I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report.
• 51. An American network says it has obtained the recordings.
• 52. The majority obtained their positions through the old boy network.
• 53. Only with mass direct action will we obtain such change.
• 54. You can obtain the product from all good chemists.
• 55. They have obtained an injunction restraining the company from selling the product.
• 56. Only the intervention of powerful friends obtained her release.
• 57. The cost of obtaining legal advice needs to be balanced against its benefits.