partake
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“Don’t know when he’s going to partake in a live situation, but that’ll be kind of a good gauge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
West Virginia adopted the nation’s first program to make those funds universally available in 2021 and today, 18 states are inviting any student to partake, regardless of family income or existing private school enrollment.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
He doesn’t partake in alcohol, coffee, or cigarettes, so it’s not like he has something else to provide a pick-me-up.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
The legend says that the practice brings good fortune and a return visit to those who partake in it, but it had also resulted in a small crater forming on the spot.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“Inverted snobbery, more like. I simply don’t see any good reason for our trooping off to partake of the bounty of the Lady of the Manor. We’re perfectly all right here.”
From "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper
Eventually, it becomes clear that this quaint legal loophole — in which James, of course, partakes — has given rise to a subculture of amorality among a small group of tourists.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2023
The latest research adds on to exciting global research around dogs and language, like the study Bunny the Talking Dog partakes in, as Salon has previously reported.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2022
Then, in a scene that borders on the surreal, Anna partakes in a ritual that releases her from the past, resulting in a kind of rebirth.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2021
Trade, conquest, reproduction, translation, displacement, intermarriage: Art partakes of these movements, mutates en route, gets new identities as it circulates and resettles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2021
In this respect, Chapman's style partakes of the faults of his day.
From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike
The question hung over October’s Yale Family Weekend, as parents partook of cherished traditions like performances by the Yale Glee Club, lectures by distinguished faculty and tours of the neo-Gothic-style campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
He didn’t drink and he was about to get married, so the frat house atmosphere of a professional baseball team wasn’t one he partook of.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
People gathered in the stadium partook in a moment of silence to remember the victims of Wednesday's attack.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
Could you tell me a bit about the Manresa pop-up you recently partook in?
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2024
The horse partook of the jockey’s cunning; the jockey partook of the horse’s supreme power.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
In fact, of the 1,350 individuals concerned about their exposures from the wildfires who had partaken in the county’s lead blood testing program as of May 31, only seven had levels greater than 3.5 mcg/dL.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
The thing is, I had not, until recently, partaken in this magical quartet in one of their more obvious, beloved iterations: spaghetti carbonara.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2022
Mulligan lent his moniker to the second chances that pretty much everyone has partaken in on golf courses across America.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2020
What if I had not just partaken of the free wine and cheese and instead hobnobbed and made connections like I was supposed to?
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2018
She had partaken of the arts—road companies of plays and even operas, with their magic and promise of an aromatic world outside.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
During her dream bridal shower, Williams and her friends munched on Asian food before partaking in a lip-synch battle.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
Even investors who aren’t partaking in the selling should pay attention to big losers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
So partaking with ample time between races is allowed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2025
The term “tailgating” wasn’t in the English lexicon at the time, but football fans nationwide were certainly partaking in its festivities.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2025
Then, gauging my continued reluctance, he snarls, “You’ve been to the crow’s nest, haven’t you? You’ve been partaking of its odious libations. I can see it in your eyes!”
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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