take for granted

Example Sentences

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But it is also true that the popularity of the central elements of the reset that the party has been pursuing up to now cannot be taken for granted.

From BBC

From then on it seemed taken for granted that Karel and I would go walking each day.

From Literature

After five years of above-target inflation and a series of shocks that keep reminding consumers of rising prices, that trust is harder to take for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

But you just might find new life in everyday experiences others take for granted, like walking, talking, laughing—or reading about romance.

From The Wall Street Journal