How to Use take on in a Sentence

take on

verb

• England takes on Spain to earn the title of best above the rest.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• Julio takes on his cousin Luis (Frankie Quiñones), just out of prison, who moves in.
  — The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023
• The roundtable's all here, ready to take on the week in politics.
  — ABC News, 9 June 2024
• And that can lead to injury or strain since the stronger side will take on more than its fair share of the work.
  — Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 1 Oct. 2024
• Praia do Norte Ready to see surfers take on the biggest waves in the world?
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2023
• Kallima will take on No. 2 seed Vlad (Fretboard) in the next round.
  — Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
• The kind that found its zenith in Todd Phillips’ 2019 take on Batman’s clownish foe.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
• Vigor takes on Williamson tonight in Ladd in a key 5A, Region 1 game.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 15 Sep. 2023
• Her former coach Jose Martinez will be in the stands watching Blades and his son take on the world.
  — Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
• So, to help make ends meet, the future movie star took on several odd jobs.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• To take on whatever comes to you, however the chips may fall.
  — jsonline.com, 19 Mar. 2023
• Beyond her music, the clincher was the artist standing there who was ready to take on the world.
  — Dan Heching, CNN, 29 July 2023
• Ranveer Singh will be the latest actor to take on the role of Don, in the third film in Farhan Akhtar’s franchise.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
• The 49ers take on the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• The pair’s take on the punk song comes in two forms, remixed by each artist respectively.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023
• Kamal Haasan takes on the role of the antagonist Supreme Yaskin.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 July 2024
• There were some not-so-traditional takes on the ball gown, too.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
• This pair does all of the above in spades, fit with a protective case and lenses that take on both UV rays and the blues ones from screen time.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• These films all speak to a time — ours — when consumer products haven’t just taken on a life of their own.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 May 2024
• What's happening -- what's -- what's your take on that?
  — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
• The latter is poised to take on the part of the deadly Count Orlok, with Depp as the object of his affection.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
• Around 240 hostages are believed to have been taken on Oct. 7, and the fate of the hostages has been a central source of grief and turmoil in Israel.
  — Anna Schecter, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
• The show’s creators, Rudbæk and Zuschlag, will also take on the lead roles as Michael and Nadia.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
• The Texas Rangers take on the Minnesota Twins looking to stop a five-game home losing streak.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 2 Sep. 2023
• Equipped with a serrated, nonstick, stainless steel blade, the slicer can take on large and small bagels.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
• For Stacey, the reason is simple: This revered room has taken on a whole new meaning.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
• Matthews donned a black-and-white wig for her take on Cruella de Vil while Mahomes dressed as a dog catcher.
  — Jacklyn Krol, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
• The singer’s look and sound has its appeal, a kind of southern rap take on recent R&B crooners like Brent Faiyez.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024
• Many people whose homes take on water have to pay out of pocket for a hotel or Airbnb.
  — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• The footage posted by Wilson features a timestamp that notes it was taken on September 29, about a week after the show opened.
  — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024