take up

Example Sentences

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Take up a hobby or sport, meditate, go see every well-reviewed movie out now so that you are an expert come awards season.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2019

Take up from investors might have been patchy as U.S. yields were surging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2016

I'd probably say, "Take up accountancy or something."

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2015

Take up our resolution and also turn down the deal.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2015

“Sit up. Straighten your shoulders. Take up space.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy