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Example sentences for: gained

How can you use “gained” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Overseas, her American colonies revolted and gained independence.
Napoleon gained an ally in Józef Poniatowski, a heralded military leader and the nephew of the last king.
The hijackers had gained entry to the cockpit, and she did not know how.
As one coroner involved in the case said, repeating a maxim that has gained currency among pathologists, "One SIDS death is a tragedy.
After the Japanese occupied Lombok during World War II, the Dutch briefly returned, only to depart again when Indonesia gained independence.