take a liking to
Example Sentences
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Savoie is projected to go higher, however, and is the more likely candidate at No. 4 if the Kraken take a liking to the WHL pair.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 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
Athena made her debut at the National Zoo on Dec. 22, and zoo officials hope she’ll take a liking to her male suitor: a 34-year-old male sloth named Vlad.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2019
It was obvious why I grew to love Samira once we went to high school together, but she also had reason to take a liking to me.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
