How to Use take exception in a Sentence

take exception

idiomatic phrase

• 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
• The Yankees took exception to a few calls during that at-bat, a point Boone didn’t hesitate to make.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 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
• With the left fielder struggling and the offense dormant, Boone took exception to a low strike three call against Verdugo in the sixth inning.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024
• 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
• But the mood shifted in the final seconds before halftime when Griner threw an elbow at Jackson, who took exception.
  — Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• The truth is that anybody infuriated by the premiere will probably take exception to the entire season.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024