take a liking to

phrase

: to begin to like (someone or something)

He took a liking to his new neighbor.

She took an immediate liking to sailing when she tried it for the first time.

Examples of take a liking to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This defensive staff tends to take a liking to a couple of undrafted players, which means the North Texas product has a shot. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 July 2026

The two decided to drink beer together, and Hernandez happened to run into a woman who seemed to take a liking to him and exchanged numbers, the witness testified. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2026

McNeeley is a grinder and someone Hornets fans will take a liking to quickly. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025

The pros seemed to take a liking to the serpent, too, posing with the beast and dubbing him Waste Management. — Karri Peifer, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024

Curry seemed to take a liking to Edwards, unsurprising to anyone who has been around the charismatically authentic youngster. — Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024

But one of our managers didn’t take a liking to it and tried to advise me to not play the flute. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023

Those who find their socks extra ripe after heavy use might take a liking to these. — Lacey Muinos, Health, 8 Feb. 2023

Valerie and Harold take a liking to each other, which makes sense since Robbie and Washington are both charismatic and drop-dead gorgeous performers. — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022

Rhymes for take a liking to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou