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Example Sentences
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They will then travel to the Mexican city of Guadalajara to face Colombia before returning to the United States to take on Uzbekistan in Atlanta.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
That sense of complexity fuels Vecna, the antagonist of “Stranger Things,” whose climactic final season sees the character, played by Jamie Campbell Bower, take on a multitude of faces — some human and some grotesque.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
But in the superb new production of the tragedy at the Shakespeare Theatre Company here, directed by Simon Godwin, they take on an almost mocking tone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Perhaps you could use a tax refund or bonus for your moving fund or, if you had the time, even take on part-time or freelance work.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
With tears welling up in her eyes, my aunt gave me a lunch bucket to take on the train.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
