How to Use garner in a Sentence

garner

verb
  • The novel has garnered much praise and several awards.
  • She garnered more evidence to support her theory.
  • The senator has spent much time garnering financial support for his upcoming campaign.
  • The Boy Scouts were hoping to garner at least 75% of the vote.
    — Randall Chase, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The video garnered more than 1,000 shares in less than two weeks.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 12 June 2023
  • Best Fit: If your style of hunting garners shots at moving deer, the 1300 is a good choice.
    — Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 22 June 2023
  • The footage went on Deadline and garnered 6.8 million views.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 25 July 2024
  • The one that will likely garner the most attention is the fate of Bankman-Fried himself.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022
  • This achievement garnered cheers and claps from the cast and crew of the show, who then sang happy birthday to a smiling Bill.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
  • Councilman John Krummen failed to garner the votes for a third term.
    — Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2021
  • West Clermont garnered just two first downs all evening.
    — Landon Bartlett, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The doc has gone on to garner plenty of hardware from festivals around the world as well as two Intl.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Feb. 2023
  • But none of these legal hand grenades ever garnered five votes.
    — Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The sharp shoulders and the long, lean silhouette are sure to garner a ton of compliments on chilly spring days.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Videos of the trend have garnered nearly 15 million views on TikTok as of Thursday.
    — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner, 16 Nov. 2023
  • His work garnered him a few nicknames, more followers and a nice pay bump.
    — Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The post garnered more than 1,600 comments, with many people defending the bride's stance.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • But while the plan has garnered some support from lawmakers across the aisle, Ivey has been firmly against a state bailout.
    — Rebecca Griesbach | , al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • His clip garnered more than 2.5 million views in only six hours.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • She’s garnered the attention of the world through her unique style of music-making.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Kasama, the only restaurant in 2021 to garner a four-star review from the Tribune, is up for Best New Restaurant.
    — Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • That tweet didn’t garner as much attention as the practice videos.
    — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 29 Sep. 2022
  • She's been dating the same man for 10 years and can barely garner enough enthusiasm to spend the night with him.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But the move has garnered fierce scrutiny from both sides of the political aisle.
    — Bailee Hill, Fox News, 11 Sep. 2023
  • In 2021, Morgan garnered backlash in response to a surfaced video of him using the N-word.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
  • Making a new home The move to Tempe garnered most of the attention at the start of the season with numerous questions about the smaller venue.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
  • But its app failed to garner a large enough audience and shut down in December 2020.
    — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Even creators who garnered millions of monthly views said the Fund paid paltry sums.
    — Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • With Sanders garnering the national spotlight, Gabriel has been in his new teammate's shadow in terms of coverage.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2025
  • The events garner media attention, with their photo-ready displays of firearms taken out of circulation.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025

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