How to Use take place in a Sentence

take place

idiomatic phrase
Definition of take placenext
  • When does the new 'Game of Thrones' spinoff take place?
    — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2024
  • This year’s show will take place on Jan. 14 and will air live on The CW.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The reading will take place on Oct. 6 in New York City.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The strongest wind speeds will take place from about noon to 5PM.
    — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The Trump trial will take place in a city that has been transformed over the past decade.
    — Amy Qin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Here's what to know about the shooting that took place this weekend.
    — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Adele in Munich takes place through Aug. 31 at Messe München.
    — Hannah Malach, WWD, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Tennis at this year’s Olympics will take place on the clay at Roland Garros.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • The honor will take place Oct. 4 at The Beverly Hilton.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The process is expected to take place in the early morning or late at night.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
  • While the debates are usually held in the fall, tonight’s event marks the first time such an event takes place this early in the year.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • But the meeting was canceled a day before it was scheduled to take place.
    — Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, and the next drawing takes place Tuesday night.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Weddings are held on the bank of a babbling creek or in the main lodge, where dinners and receptions take place.
    — Kelsy Chauvin, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
    — Eula Calahan, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Photos from the scene showed forensic units examining the halls of the AK Plaza, where the stabbings took place.
    — Kim Tong-Hyung, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • How did such a dramatic reversal take place in such a short amount of time?
    — John Blake, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The auction will take place from November 17 to 30 on the Bonhams Cars platform.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2023
  • However Bloomberg published a story while the planes were still en route to the airfield where the swap was scheduled to take place.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The Lions’ seven playoff games since then — all losses — have taken place on the road.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Their return to Earth is expected to take place in August ahead of a station crew turnover.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The clarion call from El Segundo, where the hackathon will take place, is less formal.
    — Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • At this time last year, 68 homicides had taken place in the city, according to Star data.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 May 2024
  • But a shift has taken place, into the Hindi heartland and more remote states.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 July 2024
  • When does the Wasteland take place relative to Furiosa?
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 May 2024
  • The most intense solar storm ever recorded took place in 1859.
    — Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
  • Online voting will take place from Aug. 19 to Sept. 17, and six finalists will be chosen based on the number of votes.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • While many of the workshops take place on the mountain, the overall program isn’t about death-defying descents.
    — Nina Kokotas Hahn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Warning signs alert drivers that speed enforcement is taking place.
    — Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
  • After feeding the horses some carrots and showing them his fancy footwork, the dynamic duo set up shop in the broadcast booth at the Palace of Versailles, where the equestrian events have been taking place.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2024

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