gonna
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of gonna
A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of the phrase in continuous rapid speech
Example Sentences
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“This is obviously going to be another one, you know, best team in the West. So it’s going to be a good test for us as we’re nearing the playoffs. And, yeah, it’s going to be the same thing. We have to be physical. We have to play defense collectively. We’re gonna have to just play together as a team.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I’m not trying to focus on the outside, we’re just gonna come in really business-like and do what we need to do,” she added.
From Los Angeles Times
"I came out here to see it, and I heard it's gonna be a great show. A lot of people are going to be here."
From BBC
The workforce is gonna be severely impacted.
From Los Angeles Times
The anesthesiologist said he made enough to afford it, "but I've seen a lot of my friends complaining about it that they're not gonna drive as much as they used to."
From Barron's
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