take up

Example Sentences

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For a couple spending $120,000 a year in retirement, for example, essentials might take up $70,000.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Historically, higher oil and fertilizer prices take up to twelve months to fully filter through food-supply chains, meaning much of the impact has yet to appear in consumer prices, Stamer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The problem with using standard electrical equipment for new data centers is that it’s inefficient, and is starting to take up too much space inside the buildings.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

"Any of our Tube drivers who do not wish to take up the new proposed way of working and associated changes to working arrangements can remain on a five-day working pattern," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

I take up the meat, swallow it down, then race toward the bickering runts.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz