take for granted
Example Sentences
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“I definitely do feel it’s not something I take for granted to be in these rooms and to know that my voice matters,” Howe said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Based on Peter Heller's 2012 novel of the same name, the stars of the sci-fi film say they hope its themes will makes viewers question the parts of their lives they take for granted.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
There are a lot of narratives about AI that people take for granted, including “AI will take our jobs” or “someday AI will be smarter than humans,” or even that AI literally means “artificial intelligence.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
My job as a historian, regardless of the topic, is to denaturalize what we take for granted.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
We see the clumsiness of a small hand manipulating an adult-sized object; the determination to master a challenge we take for granted; the out-of-sync mouth anticipating the sweet, juicy reward.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
