taking away

Example Sentences

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"If you're going to ban smacking effectively, are we going to band grounding children because you're taking away the freedom? You're incarcerating children."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“How do you measure taking away a father’s right to see his child for five years?” he said.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

Rather than dwell on the tragedy of an illness taking away someone so young, let’s celebrate his courage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Accounting firms are working to change how traditional auditing work is done, with the aim of taking away younger professionals’ rote work and allowing them more critical thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Scarlet fever was taking away a lot of folks at that time.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson