- past tense form of take.
took
Example Sentences
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The judge, Mr Justice Rooney, found "the duty governor clearly took account of this incorrect information when making his own risk assessment and when conducting a proportionality assessment".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
I remember the first time my mother took me to The Fresh Market.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
With just over six minutes left, Chambliss took a snap, sprinted left and outraced an LSU cornerback on a 14-yard dash to the corner of the end zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I took a massive risk to go to 85th and Broadway and start an organization at the height of the homicide crisis and gang crisis — and crack cocaine and AIDS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
“Oh yeah. Just like the summer before seventh grade, when we took my grandpa’s tents out to the shore, and you swore you saw a UFO skimming along the lake.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
