How to Use take exception in a Sentence

take exception

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• Bednarek took exception and gave Lyles a shove in the back.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Big 12 coaches seemed to take exception to him, which should have been a sign.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
• Rebels players took exception, and a fracas kicked off.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
• This is where Jerry may take exception with the musings of his good friend.
  — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2025
• Soler appeared to take exception to the pitch and charged at López.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
• Saints was going to hit Page with a chair as well, but Page took exception.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
• Either way, Fossett took exception and kicked him in the crotch.
  — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
• Lopez threw a pitch up and in on Soler, which the latter appeared to take exception to.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
• Brown took exception to this and screamed at the bench, resulting in a technical foul.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• The man in the blue shirt took exception to being pushed backward and began taking swings at the man in the white shirt.
  — Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
• Machado, for his part, took exception with the decision to eject Suarez.
  — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 20 June 2025
• The Knicks forward took exception to being drilled with the ball, and got up and pushed Bane.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
• Herbert tried to grab Schroder to force him into the seat, too, which Schroder took exception to.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Bruins and their fans took exception to that and only got louder as the game progressed.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
• Rodgers wasn’t flagged on the play, which head coach John Harbaugh took exception to after the game.
  — Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
• Reese took exception and had to be separated while jawing at Clark.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025
• Matter of fact, called out a couple of the guys, and Tyler Booker took exception, which is great.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
• Trump took exception to Carney’s comments during his speech.
  — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
• Tom took exception and paid the price because his day ended prematurely.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• The running back took exception and ran back onto the field, decking Turner from behind.
  — Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
• The Yankees took exception to a few calls during that at-bat, a point Boone didn’t hesitate to make.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
• Penguins coach Dan Muse took exception to the suspension’s length.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
• Authorities in both countries took exception when video of the concert went viral.
  — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
• Trevoh Chalobah took exception to one supporter and engaged in an angry exchange.
  — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
• And people took exception to it because Stripe is an infrastructure provider.
  — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
• While the slight was meant for Carti, Iggy took exception to their son being brought up within the drama.
  — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 21 Mar. 2025
• The wild pitch went clear behind Alex Bregman, who appeared to take exception with the miss and crushed a solo home run to deep left field.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 May 2025
• The play was a no-call, but Clark took exception to the physicality and yelled at the closest official.
  — James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
• But the places where readers might take exception don’t diminish Ehrenreich’s overall premise; there is way more to nod your head at than not.
  — Andy Slavitt, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
• The Chicago Cubs' broadcasters took exception to the extended pause in the game.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2023