take for granted
Example Sentences
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You’ve said that part of what you’re doing in the class is denaturalizing what we take for granted.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Holding your daughter's hand is something most mothers would take for granted.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"The child who comes through, we want them to realise that many of the things that they take for granted have absolutely amazing stories behind them."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
But that advice assumes the public trusts that prices will come back down, and after five years of above-target inflation, that trust is harder to take for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The new guard’s expression was the same as his predecessor’s, seeming to take for granted the guilt of the men in the cage.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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