take its toll
Example Sentences
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She played well for Seattle last year, but, oh no, she’ll be 36 during the season, and one wonders when the physicality will take its toll.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
"There are days where I feel like, 'what the hell am I doing here?' because there are days that it would really take its toll on you".
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a staggered reduction in flights at the start of November as the funding lapse began to take its toll on air-traffic controllers.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
Of course, Wikipedians are human, and the harassment many of them receive can take its toll.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025
I’d actually been operating on about two hours of sleep a night for the past week, and it was beginning to take its toll on me.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
