How to Use take shape in a Sentence

take shape

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  • Do light sources need space to take shape?
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
  • So far, that force has yet to take shape.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Erin’s Law took shape from there.
    Liz McNeil, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • When did the album start to take shape?
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But how will the rest of the lineup take shape around them?
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • But the Xs and Os have some time to take shape.
    Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Already a plan was taking shape in my mind.
    Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025
  • This is where decisions start to take shape.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Next, the Scala takes shape with a round toe, two top straps and a laced bow.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • The episode’s plot takes shape via a mission briefing.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Lo and behold, out of nowhere a small pole barn was taking shape.
    Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And that stack is already taking shape.
    Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But that could change as the full impacts of the tariffs take shape.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This isn’t the first such transatlantic supply chain to take shape.
    Mary Hui, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Slowly, his team began to take shape.
    Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Then, go about your business while shiny, vintage-style ringlets take shape.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Abdulin’s plans are still taking shape.
    Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The next wave of the core has to start taking shape to show what the future could look like.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • When did that pairing take shape for you and what excited you about it?
    Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But the broad strokes of the story are already taking shape.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
  • That vision took shape quickly, starting with a bag of chips.
    Amelia Hurley, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
  • This large winter storm will take shape over the southern plains later this week.
    Tammie Souza, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Tell us about when this album first started taking shape.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Yes, even as the season takes shape, each team is missing something.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • Just as the painful moments of her life took shape at an early age, so too did a refuge from it.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Details about its exhibits will be announced as the project takes shape.
    Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Now, in the open space of a multi-acre ranch, a new vision is taking shape.
    Will McGough, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Talks over the years for a new school began to take shape in 2019.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025
  • As the new, gray wall has taken shape, artists have begun to once again add color.
    Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Cedar Park's new downtown area is taking shape with a park that opened last week.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 16 Dec. 2024

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