must-have

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Examples

• Ohio is a must-win swing state for Republicans if they are to reclaim the White House.

• Aksyonov has great fun inventing a culturally pureed lexicon for his might-have-been cosmopolitan Russians.

• The divide between the haves and the have-nots is so great that the elite never feel these things directly.

• During the Showtime era, Lakers games became a must-see event that attracted fans and celebrities alike.

• Moran's point is a good one, but the truth is that Congress is already dominated by have's and want-to-have's.

• I appeal to yourself, Madam, whether these sublime notions have-any thing consoling in them?

• Ha-ha-have my head sha-a-ved, dress myself up li-like a Turk?

• He did not-have to teach Mappo very much, for the monkey could already do those things.

• No poorest man on earth would change places with this man-that-might-have-been, for his time draws nigh and his end is perdition.

• Has time-have my changed fortunes softened her stern determination towards me?