taking up
Example Sentences
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They hold almost all of an atom's mass while taking up only a tiny part of its total volume.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
He’s not the only one from the 1989 team taking up the challenge.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
In Rehoboth Beach, Del., Beach patrol captain Jeff Giles said the shades were simply taking up too much space on the town’s relatively narrow swaths of sand.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Its gasoline bill, instead of taking up a typical 5% of its budget, might come in over 30%.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
And he left the fireside and the warm kitchen, taking up his cloak and going out alone into the drizzling cold rain of winter in the streets.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
