taken away

Example Sentences

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“I think they had, you know, some notion of feeling that way and it would have taken away from the summit,” he explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

His marriage fell apart, and his children were taken away by his ex-partner without warning.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"I would never recommend this way of being taken away and buried to anybody. It leaves a lot of devastation behind."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Instead, when we arrived at Matthew’s base, Annie, 22, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and taken away in handcuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

‘Those children were taken away almost exactly as you dreamt it, ma’am!’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl