take a liking to
Example Sentences
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Jessie has been trying all summer to help Bonnie make friends, but none of the neighborhood kids seem to take a liking to her.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
But what I love about art is that when you take a risk, whether blindly or preplanned, and people take a liking to it, it’s incredibly thrilling and rewarding.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2019
And I had told him before we got married that I was a people’s person and people would take a liking to me.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2018
The Volunteers are up next for the Ramblers in the South, and even Tennessee forward Grant Williams can’t help but take a liking to his opponent’s feel-good story.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2018
But at a church cookout this new gentleman, James Johnson, seemed to take a liking to me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
