TAKE in a Sentence

Learn TAKE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

420 example sentences for TAKE, such as:

1. My cousin knows how to take care of me.
2. I would let them take me there in my chair.
3. Most of us, however, take life for granted.
4. He'll be shyer an readier to take things ill.
5. Ole missis she'd take an tar de head off'n me.

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 Meanings and Examples of TAKE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
take
 v.  remove something, especially without permission
 v.  subtract a number
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I will ring for you when I want you to take her away, said Mr. Craven.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
2  I'd always take Susan Sowerby's advice about children myself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  He told them to take it off and keep me out in the fresh air.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
4  I would let them take me there in my chair.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  Then a big doctor came to see him an made them take it off.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
6  He'll be shyer an readier to take things ill.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
7  My cousin knows how to take care of me.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  You must not take liberties because you are in the secret.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
9  They'll die of starvation if they can't be persuaded to take some nourishment.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
10  Ole missis she'd take an tar de head off'n me.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
11  He would hang out no signals, he would take notice of none.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
12  The first thing the beetle did was to take him by the finger.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
13  She wondered also who would take care of her now her Ayah was dead.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
14  Sometimes they would take fifty or sixty eggs out of one hole.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
15  Twice she put out her hand to take the garment again, and twice she refrained.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  What you dislike in another, take care to correct in yourself.
17  We need to take a pluralistic approach to education.
18  It is advisable to take an open - minded approach to new ideas.
19  The artist asked his model to take a reclining posture.
20  I take it as a pleasure to attend your lecture.
21  Most of us, however, take life for granted.
22  You must not take this attitude as typical of English people.
23  A nation must take certain risks to achieve greatness.
24  He couldn't take that job at the zoo because of his epilepsy.
25  If we all pitch in together, it shouldn't take too long.
26  Thought I'd take the old man out for a drink tonight.
27  The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster.
28  Salaries take up a considerable portion of our total budget.
29  Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
30  She refused to take on the traditional woman's role.