taken for granted
Example Sentences
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“Another quiet British pleasure has slipped away; another modest national treasure, taken for granted, undervalued and now lost,” Sandy Rich, founder of Tregeagle Fine Art, wrote in a post on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Nothing can be taken for granted, of course.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
She no longer believes in the promise, once taken for granted, that each generation will improve its lot over the last.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
So I would preface with this: There are lots of wonderful things about Europe that go unnoticed, unreported, or taken for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
The third type of technology is the kind that is so effective that it seems to attract the least public notice; it has come to be taken for granted.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
