be taken
Example Sentences
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Many board meetings would kick off with tours of a certain museum, and Graves and a fellow Republican appointee, Adrian Smith of Nebraska, would often be taken aback by what they saw.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
While Neko’s focus on getting people engaged with their health is valuable, he said, some of the company’s data findings about health improvements in returning patients should be taken with a grain of salt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“This will be taken as a green light to step up the war,” said Snegovaya.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
They said any decision to bring a vessel ashore there would only be taken "where operationally necessary and following careful consideration of all available options".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Hawk told me that the Resistance movement had been given word that these children were going to be taken soon, and the orphanage closed down.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
