taken for granted
Example Sentences
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Nothing can be taken for granted, of course.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Alliance leader Naomi Long is to warn that her party's role in the Northern Ireland Executive "should not be taken for granted".
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
From Texas and Oklahoma to the Midwest and Northeast, roads are slick, flights are canceled and energy grids are under stress, exposing vulnerabilities in systems long taken for granted.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
A retired teacher told me how much she missed the brief hallway chats and luncheon check-ins with colleagues she’d once taken for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
In those two years she challenged many assumptions I had taken for granted.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
