take on
Example Sentences
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Throughout all three hours of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” — the acclaimed writer-director’s take on the ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer — I repeatedly returned to one question.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
On 31 August 1968 at Swansea, Sobers was looking for some quick runs to set up a Notts declaration - and decided to take on Glamorgan seamer Malcolm Nash, who was experimenting with left-arm spin.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
I find myself caught between a sense of duty and uncertainty about what obligations I actually have — or, for that matter, what obligations I am prepared to take on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
"We know that there's much more lithium in planetary material than there is in stars. So if a star eats a planet, it's going to take on a bunch of lithium."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
But I didn't think I was ready to take on the responsibilities of running a nonprofit law office.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
