take ten
Example Sentences
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We work with survivors, and very often many take ten, twenty, thirty years and they’re still untangling the trauma.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
It can take ten to fifteen years of development.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2023
Vaccines typically take ten to fifteen years of research and testing.
From New York Times • May 2, 2020
"Getting it out quickly, it's more fun; it's easier. I can't tell any appreciable difference between the ones that take three months and the ones that take ten days."
From Salon • May 3, 2019
The trip to Tinian would take ten days.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
