How to Use take-charge in a Sentence

take-charge

1 of 2 adjective

• Bailey didn’t excel at every aspect of the game, and there were times when the Giants could have used more of a take-charge persona behind the plate.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 May 2026
• Aries’ pioneering, take-charge energy is enlivening and energizing for you.
  — Maressa Brown, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
• This time, Disney has entrusted a take-charge outsider to oversee its CEO transition, which is expected to unfold in the coming weeks.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
• The unconscious Moon retreats through your 12th House of Peace, trining take-charge Saturn in your 4th House of Care along the way.
  — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2026
• In 7 2/3 take-charge innings at Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox lefty allowed just one run and retired 17 straight batters after Anthony Volpe’s second-inning home run.
  — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• But each are given King-sized personalities, such as a newbie Black family that gets constant stares from neighbors — a by-the-book airman Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo ), his activist, take-charge wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige) and their science-loving son Will (Blake Cameron James).
  — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025

take charge

2 of 2 phrase

• But after losing her sister and taking charge of four children, her main need remains to recover a home for all of them.
  — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
• Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi — who took charge in March — has used him as a false nine at this tournament.
  — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 9 July 2026
• Spain started the match well and took charge of the ball, keeping possession but not exactly bothering the French goalkeeper much.
  — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
• Eusebio, on the other hand, created Portugal’s first, headed home their second and took charge in the second half, smashing home the third goal.
  — Michael Cox, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• After a December test screening proved to be just okay, the studio decided to take matters into its own hands and took charge of the post-production to make its own cut.
  — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
• Scott also wrote about what Tuchel was like to referee more generally, having taken charge of him in the Premier League.
  — Graham Scott, New York Times, 11 July 2026
• Several have commented on improved performance since the new developers took charge, with improved frame rates and the ability to load bigger cities without the simulation grinding to a halt.
  — Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
• In December 2024, a new presidential council took charge of family policy.
  — Diana Dukhanova, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
• He was appointed for that competition’s 2022 final, having taken charge of the Europa League final a year earlier.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026
• Enzo Maresca’s appointment as Manchester City first-team manager highlights the interesting role that kickstarted his coaching career — taking charge of the club’s under-23s team.
  — Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Although the reaction to the former Real Madrid, Chelsea and Milan coach taking charge of Brazil had little to do with his CV and more to do with what his hire as the first non-native to take charge of the Selecao symbolised.
  — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
• Dieperink had refereed in professional football since 2011, taking charge of 284 matches, and had officiated in the Eredivisie, the top flight of Dutch football, since 2017.
  — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• Following a brilliant career as a player, Águas dipped his toe into management and twice took charge of the Blue Sharks – first between 2014-2016 and then from 2018 to the end of 2019.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
• Having taken charge of around 5,500 matches over a 46-year officiating career, the great-grandfather credits his longevity and match-day stamina to a lifetime of healthy habits and a foundational diet, news agency SWNS reported.
  — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
• Silvio Piola, Italy vs Hungary, 1938 (first goal) Piola takes charge of things by larruping one into the top corner from 12 yards after Italy ludicrously overcomplicate what had already been a high-xG situation.
  — Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
• The referee is Facundo Tello, a 44-year-old who has operated as a FIFA international referee since 2019 and took charge of matches at the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.
  — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 9 July 2026