granted that

Example Sentences

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It might once have been taken for granted that the US and UK would be partners in defending democratic values.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“That we’re still not going anywhere in space as human beings. I think that’s sort of the big surprise. I’d taken it for granted that we’d be wandering around the solar system by now.”

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Between 2013 and 2016, Afrinic granted that company, Cloud Innovation, 6.2 million IPv4 addresses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“I don’t take for granted that it would have been really easy to write a show where her character never blossomed in that way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

I had taken her so much for granted that I hadn't even thought of my debt when I refused the job.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison