- past participle of take.
taken
Example Sentences
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I know people who have taken weight-loss injections and had good results.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn — “NWR,” as he’s taken to branding himself — isn’t exactly known for his subtlety.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
That is the longest it has ever taken parliament to pass an annual general budget.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It’s a bit more complicated than that, because I still own the $500,000 property and have taken a loss on the $300,000 property.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
She’d been useful for helping him evade the Ravens, but that didn’t change the fact that she’d taken his weapons and called him a coward.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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