take for granted
Example Sentences
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My job as a historian, regardless of the topic, is to denaturalize what we take for granted.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
The antidote psychologists prescribe is mental subtraction: deliberately imagining life without what you take for granted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 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
Everyone seemed to take for granted that she missed him.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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