take part

idiomatic phrase

: to be involved in some activity : to participate in something

Almost everyone took part in the celebration.

She refused to take part in the discussion.

… was sentenced to five years in federal prison in May for taking part in a bogus investment scheme …—

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He swore that he took no part [=was not involved] in their activities.

Examples of take part in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For a film that takes part mostly on dirt roads in rural areas of Oklahoma, with characters driving into storms when most sane people are headed in the other direction, an outlaw country music sound also made sense. —

Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 July 2024 Around 50,000 people took part in the protest on Sunday, which began at around 7 p.m. local time time (1 p.m. ET) according to organizers Menys Turisme, Mas Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), although police put the figure at around 12,000, RTVE reported. —

Louis Mian, CNN, 22 July 2024 According to the Arizona Republic, Plaza took part in a game of Knockout at the Phoenix Mercury practice facility at some point Saturday, and during the course of that game, Plaza tore her ACL. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2024 Women took part in the 1900 Paris Games, but only in events in which they were not expected to sweat, and Coubertin disliked even that. —

Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for take part

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