How to Use take stock in a Sentence

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  • The time has come for Marley to leave Jamaica and take stock.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • So, now is a good time to take stock of your tailgate and party gear.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2023
  • That’s another thing she’s had time to take stock of, during the starts and stops.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 21 Aug. 2023
  • So the idea is to take stock of what’s happening on the ground, and to check with the population.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The bye week provides a reasonable break to take stock.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • So maybe take stock of who is watching Disney+ on your account.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
  • January is a great time to take stock of your travel go-to items.
    Andie Kanaras, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Once roads are cleared, ranchers can begin to take stock.
    Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Whether the collapse of one of the largest banks in the country leaves you freaked out or unfazed, this is a good moment to take stock.
    Geoffrey Rogow, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Ahead of the warmer weather, now is the time to take stock of your collection of lightweight tops, shorts, and dresses.
    Rachel Trujillo, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But a key lesson for her was to pause and take stock of her team’s energy, once those 100 days were up.
    Bypaige McGlauflin, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Now is the time to take stock of the seasonal dent in our bank accounts and tidy up the economic impact.
    Ebony Flake, Essence, 17 Jan. 2024
  • So, take stock, write Cattrall a ginormous check, and just say yes.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a reason, too, that this moment was selected to take stock of the season.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Scientists, as a result, have been slow to take stock of these surveys.
    Sara Novak, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2022
  • For Jaquez, there was the opportunity to take stock against James.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Before your weekly trip to the grocery store, take stock of how your produce is looking.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Today’s New Moon is the perfect time to take stock of your situation.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The next most important thing is to take stock of your top priorities.
    Byanne Chow, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There was one section that was so eye-opening that I was inspired to move from couch to kitchen to take stock of my own dishwasher.
    Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Those feelings of depression start to settle in and people start to take stock of their losses.
    Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The film, and the capitalist forces that be, practically force them to take stock of their entire lives over the course of a single evening.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 26 Feb. 2024
  • After one recent raid, residents returned the day after to take stock of the carnage to their homes.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Then, as soon as photographer Agata Serge breaks to take stock of the images gathered, Rocero comes back down to the mortal realm to be with the rest of us.
    Raquel Willis, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Avoid making any rash decisions and take stock in what feelings come up today.
    Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The same brands also have a wide array of offerings in men’s shoes as well, so now is the time to take stock of your closet and swap out your old running shoes for a fresh, new pair.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Americans began to take stock of their growing power and influence on the world stage.
    Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Reboots, superheroes and films with bloated budgets that often cover a lack of ideas — time to take stock.
    Jake Coyle, Fortune, 25 July 2023
  • The later sections take stock of the global refugee crisis and the role of the passport in an era of pervasive surveillance technologies.
    Benjamin Shull, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2022
  • And collaboration is critical for the brewery to take stock in its location and not just serve as business plunked down in the western New York city.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 Nov. 2022

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