take exception
Example Sentences
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She delivered a speech in Belfast which not even the most politically sensitive person, in a place where political sensitivity could be an Olympic sport, would take exception to.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
The EU is not Washington's only ally to take exception to the package, with South Korea also concerned its carmakers will not be eligible for the U.S. tax breaks.
From Reuters ● Feb. 1, 2023
She did not take exception to the word “affirming.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
Did Strathairn, then, take exception to his interview about the show even as he was giving it?
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
You are in a position to maintain a wife in comfort, and I don’t think anybody could take exception to your character.”
From The Protector by Harold Bindloss
