partake of
Example Sentences
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To partake of the forbidden apple cake—and who could resist it?—is to know that joy is always ringed by sorrow, and made sweeter for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
And usually two or three people in the family partake of that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
As decades passed, many elders grew increasingly reluctant to partake of the tradition.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
At the same time, public refusal to partake of the sultan’s food also conveyed a powerful message.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
They allowed him to eat at their table, to taste the nectar and ambrosia which except for him alone none but the immortals could partake of.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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