take in
Example Sentences
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Nowadays, kids aren’t prone to take in old folks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
It was a lot to take in - but the maximalism hid a sweet message about working overtime to pull his parents out of poverty.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
If the brain cannot take in enough to meet that demand, choline levels may drop.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
"It was simply the end of a long fight to recover money that CMS had no right to take in the first place."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I am wondering whether endings exist at all, or whether life is merely a series of pauses, breaths we take in before we move on, things we lose and things we carry.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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