How to Use take issue in a Sentence

take issue

idiomatic phrase

• Davis is not the only person to take issue with how the forms have been filled out.
  — Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2022
• Hailey wasn't the only one who took issue with the pop star list.
  — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
• And Miller, who is Jewish, took issue with that and called her a bigot.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
• Faith Pinho: And one fortuneteller in Azusa took issue with this ban.
  — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
• Rubio isn't the first to take issue with this inquiry from reporters.
  — Sarah Gleason, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
• Hyde took issue that Moscoso failed to signal a safe or out call on the play at first and then wouldn’t meet with the other umpires for help.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2023
• The new report also takes issue with the fees awarded as part of the propulsion contracts.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
• Many of the comments take issue with the images in the ad, which show a lot of strife and combative expressions.
  — John Brandon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• Rosensweig took issue with Okamoto’s description of Chegg as a way to cheat.
  — Rachel Shin, Fortune, 12 July 2023
• Republican critics object to the carrot side of the plan, while those across the aisle take issue with the stick.
  — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023
• This is not the first time UMG has taken issue with machine learning.
  — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2024
• Harford schools cannot change the nature or content of the course, which irked five of the board’s nine members, who took issue with the content. .
  — Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
• But spice aisle giant McCormick & Co. took issue with the tongue-in-cheek sticker.
  — Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• Lamar seemingly took issue with a lyric placing Cole, Drake and Lamar on the same level.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• As he was stopped, an officer knocked on his car window and the eight-time Pro Bowler took issue with that action.
  — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 10 Sep. 2024
• Here are my responses to those who took issue with my guidance.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• Other users took issue with the pins, citing their safety.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
• Rand took issue with Vidor’s film, which was maligned then but has since been reappraised.
  — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 July 2024
• Inequity at Home Still Exists While the response to the video was largely positive, many commenters took issue with the premise of the skit.
  — Evan Porter, Parents, 18 July 2024
• Megan and Melody took issue with how Farmer Ty, 42, handled their respective breakups.
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
• There have been a couple of critics who have taken issue with us not spelling out the fact the characters are Black.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
• William, who was the duke of Normandy, took issue with the appointment, claiming he’d been destined for the throne, and invaded Britain.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
• Campus attorneys did not take issue with it and all their coaches – of men's and women's teams – were on board.
  — Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022
• Texas coach Vic Schaefer didn’t take issue with Aaliyah Moore’s summer travel plans.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Oct. 2022
• Users on social media took issue with the names of the other nominees being left out.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
• The grant program comes as others across the state are also taking issue with the rollout of electric school buses.
  — Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 7 Nov. 2024
• Commenters overwhelmingly agreed that the woman was not in the wrong, and took issue with her partner’s actions and rhetoric.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
• McFarland takes issue with these types of cases against tribes.
  — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2024
• City Councilor Erin Murphy, who is white and was not invited to the first party, took issue with the mayor's version of events.
  — Mickey Doyle, arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2023
• McCormick took issue with other aspects of the package too.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024