take the floor

Example Sentences

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As the Wizards head into the All-Star break, Sheppard is right that Beal, Kuzma and Porzingis haven’t been able to consistently take the floor together.

From Washington Times • Feb. 16, 2023

While he was rehabbing, he wondered whether he would ever take the floor with Durant and Irving in Brooklyn.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022

Their athletic director will then take the floor before BYU volleyball’s next home game, with a microphone in his right hand and small piece of blue paper in his left.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

After losing that moment once, it has taken a bit for reality to set in: This time, I.U.P.U.I. is actually going to take the floor.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

“Somebody might take the floor up,” he retorted, with some scorn.

From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Eaton, Walter Prichard