took

Example Sentences

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“I took all of his commentary to be very, very careful not to disparage any person on the court or elsewhere,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Before Robbins' department took a look, the former peer had already been through a separate government check, and concerns had already been shared with No 10.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

But he also said it took focused leadership to make that happen.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Local architects Cynthia Sigler and Alex Athenson took inspiration from early 20th century Sears catalogs that sold homes as kits when they founded the nonprofit last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

We won so many times we took ourselves out of the competition to give them young ones a chance.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith