How to Use take exception in a Sentence

take exception

idiomatic phrase
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  • Big 12 coaches seemed to take exception to him, which should have been a sign.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Herbert tried to grab Schroder to force him into the seat, too, which Schroder took exception to.
    — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The Bruins and their fans took exception to that and only got louder as the game progressed.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
  • Brown took exception to this and screamed at the bench, resulting in a technical foul.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
  • The Chicago Cubs' broadcasters took exception to the extended pause in the game.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The Nuggets players, however, seemed to take exception with what was a legal huddle by NBA rules.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
  • The Nuggets players, however, seemed to take exception with what was a legal huddle by NBA rules.
    — The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
  • The Trojans’ head coach did take exception to the officials’ decision to give Miami the ball on an out-of-bounds play with just more than two minutes left.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2022
  • But the places where readers might take exception don’t diminish Ehrenreich’s overall premise; there is way more to nod your head at than not.
    — Andy Slavitt, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
  • Will Donald and Ramsey take exception to Parsons’ claim?
    — Dallas News, 5 July 2022
  • The airport property takes up just over 4% of the city’s acreage, and as neighborhoods began to close in, neighbors took exception to the noise, the pollution, and the occasional smashups.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
  • Although many folks would take exception to my opinion, the great outdoors in the U.S. has never truly been a welcoming place for people of color.
    — James Edward Mills, National Geographic, 23 June 2020
  • Hernandez seemed to take exception to the Panthers' Frankie Luvu slamming Conner to the ground after whistles had been blown on a fourth-quarter play.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
  • But some researchers take exception to Cohen's theory that the outbreaks of cold air farther south are tied to Arctic warming.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2017
  • The states also take exception with the infinite scroll system of Instagram’s feeds, which keeps loading new content as users swipe.
    — WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Mayfield took exception to the comment and responded by saying the loud Lions safety needed to spend more time watching game film.
    — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Beckham appeared to take exception to a hit by Simmons on wide receiver Zay Flowers.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • And people took exception to it because Stripe is an infrastructure provider.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Smart, who declined interview requests after the game, appeared to take exception to being hit in the groin area with an inadvertent kick.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
  • What Green took exception to on his podcast, though, was Nurkic saying the four-time All-Star didn’t deserve a second chance after serving his suspension.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Florida quarterback Graham Mertz took a knee and then took exception to Omari Thomas running into him.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The filmmaker also takes exception to some of the practices in the educational system.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Wood, now an unrestricted free agent, took exception to the discussion around his Mavericks’ future and shared a brief tweet on Monday in response.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
  • Things got temporarily testy when guard Chasen Hines took exception to some high hand work from linebacker Anfernee Jennings.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023
  • Some purists will take exception to that, taking the position that the Constitution should be taken at face value and only interpreted in terms of what the Founding Fathers were saying at the time.
    — Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Garcia took exception to the pitch and had a heated exhange with Houston catcher Martin Maldonado.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Jamie Castro, however, took exception to the judge’s view, saying the calls were not the words of a naive woman but one who was trying to influence witnesses and blatantly violate a court order.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Stroman jumped and celebrated, to which Nogowski appeared to take exception.
    — Justin Toscano, USA TODAY, 17 July 2021
  • Padilla, whose district includes Van Nuys and Panorama City, also took exception to remarks about inattentive council members.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2024
  • Still, unsurprisingly, some local skeptics have taken exception to this, and have contacted the University about it.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2010

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