How to Use take for in a Sentence

take for

verb

• Friend said that’s the kind of thing many people take for granted.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
• The idea at the time boggled the mind, and in hindsight is taken for granted.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
• And don’t take for granted that every bit of film is on that iPad.
  — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023
• This is the only action the agency plans to take for now, the release said.
  — Macie Goldfarb, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
• Short-term ones take about three days, long-term tests can be taken for 3 months up to a year.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
• Without the grass and the hill, the piece might be taken for one of the construction cranes that hover over the campus.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• Many of these races are likely to go down to the wire and nothing should be taken for granted.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
• So, how long did take for my brother, Richard Simmons, to find out what God had planned for him?
  — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
• There were certain steps that Barbe-Nicole had to take for the safety of herself and her daughter.
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024
• This is a relatively rare thing in the world, not to be taken for granted.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
• Here are 11 perfect California road trips to take for the week off.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
• Hers was a vote that litigants had to have, but could never take for granted.
  — Fred Barbash, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
• The planet completes one orbit every two days compared to the 12 years Jupiter takes for one orbit of the sun.
  — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024
• The contrast of lively music and the film’s tragic themes is a fitting take for the tale of one of Apollo’s mortal sons.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• In other words, a good day for any water provider is when they are taken for granted.
  — Paul Gattis | [e-mail], al, 23 Aug. 2023
• Yet, there is one number most of us take for granted or don’t even consider.
  — Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• In fact, photos and videos can be taken for the Apple Vision Pro headset.
  — Rudie Obias, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
• Those were the conclusions of a survey taken for the Los Angeles Times.
  — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
• Still, these animals may be doing more than just asking for food or to be taken for a walk.
  — Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2023
• Sandy says those same rumors hit her doorstep as soon as Stephen's body was taken for an autopsy.
  — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2023
• The bottom line is that these successes cannot be taken for granted.
  — Steve Dickson, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2023
• Plumbing is something most of us take for granted—until there’s a problem, at which point things can get messy fast.
  — Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
• And, like the way many background actors are kept on the edges of a frame, its role has been taken for granted in the science community.
  — Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
• Corsetry and shapewear also were taken for a spin by Siriano and so were gowns nearly made entirely of lace.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 7 Sep. 2024
• Women and minorities were without many of the rights that others take for granted.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
• Life & Work Your Health Cannabis that seniors take for pain, sleep or anxiety can lead to other health problems.
  — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2023
• In Red, her book of essays about Utah’s red rock wilderness, the desert is precious, essential, and not to be taken for granted.
  — Hazlitt, 2 Aug. 2023
• The second one, when Eugene allows himself to be fully taken for the first time, is cathartic.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
• And given the high stakes election, those connected with the campaign say the voting bloc shouldn’t be taken for granted.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
• As athletes have to fight to show up as themselves in their sport, Griffith says, spaces like Stonewall should not be taken for granted.
  — Time, 19 July 2023

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024