take initiative

Example Sentences

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She suggests encouraging your kids to take initiative rather than waiting for instructions, to take healthy risks and do things more independently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"And watching my husband take initiative, doing research on pregnancy and childbirth and showing real effort, gave me confidence that we could do this."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

The experience told Lyles a demand for such content existed and that agitating for future changes would again require him to take initiative.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

I had to take initiative to learn what my parents had always avoided discussing with me.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2023

Twelve miles will bring us to Little Creek, as it is called, where we can begin to take initiative lessons in gold-washing.

From The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)