take a liking to
Example Sentences
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“Older people and dogs really seemed to take a liking to her and I think that has to say something about her character.”
From Seattle Times • May 12, 2022
"I've been chased into a tree by a white rhino here because I went in on foot, and one didn't take a liking to me, and she stormed me."
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021
Hybrid striped bass are fair on rattletraps moving in schools and seem to take a liking to deeper coves.
From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2020
And I had told him before we got married that I was a people’s person and people would take a liking to me.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2018
But at a church cookout this new gentleman, James Johnson, seemed to take a liking to me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
