take the opportunity

Example Sentences

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“It was like, why would I not take the opportunity to go abroad and have an amazing experience?” said Chamberlain, now in his fourth year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Rory McIlroy claims United States captain Keegan Bradley could have used his platform to rein in abusive crowd behaviour at last year's Ryder Cup, but did not take the opportunity.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Audrey was scared to leave home and miss so much school, but her parents encouraged her to take the opportunity.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

But when we are, do we take the opportunity?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

I take the opportunity to actually look at my surroundings rather than run through them.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer