take its toll
Example Sentences
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"There are days where I feel like, 'what the hell am I doing here?' because there are days that it would really take its toll on you".
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a staggered reduction in flights at the start of November as the funding lapse began to take its toll on air-traffic controllers.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
Of course, Wikipedians are human, and the harassment many of them receive can take its toll.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025
The victory, though sweet, began to take its toll on Vázquez.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
He allowed the silence to take its toll.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
