How to Use take in a Sentence

take

1 of 2 verb

• Take the pan by the handle.
• I took the pen and signed my name.
• She took her things to her room.
• She took us for a ride in her new car.
• He's not the kind of guy you can take home to meet your parents.
• She took her child to one side and scolded him.
• This bus takes you downtown.
• He was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
• Her office is down that hallway. I can take you there, if you want me to.
• It looks like rain. You had better take an umbrella with you.
• Agents took her to a safe house.
  — Katrina Kaufman, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
• Easy to shove, to push, to take.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
• Do not take your eyes off this one.
  — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
• Want to take a walk on the wild side?
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2026
• Ready to take a walk on the wide-leg side?
  — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
• And my ex-wife Eve takes half of it.
  — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
• If things are open deep, Sayin can take shots.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
• His arrest took place out of state.
  — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
• This [win] just takes that idea and then just puts it on steroids.
  — Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
• One day there was a doctor, who took me aside.
  — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
• Let’s take a look at the numbers in depth.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2025
• That would take a big-time effort, but who knows?
  — Tyler Palmateer, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Oct. 2025
• Yet, a fan’s love can only take a group so far.
  — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Jalal Hassan has come on to take his place.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
• Daniels has been taking a lot of hits through his first year and two games.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
• The actual process took a hell of a lot of work.
  — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
• To break that mold takes a special season.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026
• In other words, take good care of yourself.
  — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• One man walked off in a huff when he was asked to take his cap off for the camera.
  — Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
• The police came, took a report, and left.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025

take

2 of 2 noun

• She nailed it on the first take.
• She was expecting a bigger take.
• It took us 20 takes to get the scene right.
• He stands to earn 10 percent of the company's $1 million take on the deal.
• And that changed with each take?
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
• That all felt like a fresh take.
  — Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
• How long does a root canal take?
  — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
• So, what are the key take aways here?
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
• How far can long throw-ins take teams?
  — Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• Read on for their take, and my thoughts on this dish.
  — Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 17 Feb. 2026
• Longer-term take When in doubt — zoom out.
  — Jay Woods, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
• Were we supposed to do more than one take?
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
• What is your response to that take?
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
• No word yet on the plot of the feature take.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
• The first eight takes were the entire scene.
  — Ed Meza, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
• Miller doubled down on his take.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
• Yeah, that’s a very funny take.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
• What’s your take and insight on that?
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
• Pair them with tall boots, or try a pair of heels for a dressier take.
  — Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
• Soundcore doesn't say how long a full charge takes.
  — PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
• Our homemade take has one step that sets it apart from the rest.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
• This take is so dumb that it was held back in the second grade three times.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
• The film is filled with long shots, most of the scenes being shot in one take.
  — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 14 May 2026
• And yet full tilt when the curtain went up on every take.
  — Eric Andersson, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Wood said the band often landed a track on the first take.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026
• That’s a big portion of our monthly take home pay.
  — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
• That first take was the scariest thing ever.
  — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
• Not everyone agrees with this take, even on the right.
  — Stephanie Psaki, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
• Finally, the project had to be laid down in one take.
  — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
• Fasten yours with a brooch for an extra-chic take.
  — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026