How to Use take for in a Sentence
take for
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Friend said that’s the kind of thing many people take for granted.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
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The idea at the time boggled the mind, and in hindsight is taken for granted.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
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And don’t take for granted that every bit of film is on that iPad.
—Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
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This is the only action the agency plans to take for now, the release said.
—Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
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Short-term ones take about three days, long-term tests can be taken for 3 months up to a year.
—Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
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Without the grass and the hill, the piece might be taken for one of the construction cranes that hover over the campus.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
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There were certain steps that Barbe-Nicole had to take for the safety of herself and her daughter.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
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Here are 11 perfect California road trips to take for the week off.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
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Hers was a vote that litigants had to have, but could never take for granted.
—Fred Barbash, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
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The planet completes one orbit every two days compared to the 12 years Jupiter takes for one orbit of the sun.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
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The contrast of lively music and the film’s tragic themes is a fitting take for the tale of one of Apollo’s mortal sons.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
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In other words, a good day for any water provider is when they are taken for granted.
—Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 23 Aug. 2023
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Yet, there is one number most of us take for granted or don’t even consider.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
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Those were the conclusions of a survey taken for the Los Angeles Times.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
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Still, these animals may be doing more than just asking for food or to be taken for a walk.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
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Sandy says those same rumors hit her doorstep as soon as Stephen's body was taken for an autopsy.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
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The bottom line is that these successes cannot be taken for granted.
—Steve Dickson, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2023
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Plumbing is something most of us take for granted—until there’s a problem, at which point things can get messy fast.
—Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
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And, like the way many background actors are kept on the edges of a frame, its role has been taken for granted in the science community.
—Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
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Women and minorities were without many of the rights that others take for granted.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
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Life & Work Your Health Cannabis that seniors take for pain, sleep or anxiety can lead to other health problems.
—Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2023
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In Red, her book of essays about Utah’s red rock wilderness, the desert is precious, essential, and not to be taken for granted.
—Hazlitt, 2 Aug. 2023
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As athletes have to fight to show up as themselves in their sport, Griffith says, spaces like Stonewall should not be taken for granted.
—Time, 19 July 2023
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This is not something to take for granted in the Republican Party.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2023
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On Titan, the same measurements were taken for liquid methane that is flowing through the rivers over a bed of mostly ice.
—Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
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Police said the four who were injured were taken for treatment, and none of the them had wounds considered life-threatening.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
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Not something to take for granted with ARRW, but not ideal either.
—Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2023
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Research on AIs shows about a 50% lifetime reduction risk of breast cancer when taken for five years, D’Abreo said.
—Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2023
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The trees will become mulch and compost that San Diego city residents can take for free from the Miramar Landfill — up to 2 cubic yards each.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Dec. 2023
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The most impressive part of a good performance is often what the attendees take for granted.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
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