Example sentences for: takes

How can you use “takes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Hungarian folk-dancing is well worth watching, and takes you through the whole gamut of courtly wedding dances to high-energy, boot-slapping “Lad’s Dances” from the 18th century.

  • This is generally true of gratuitous meritocracy, whether it takes the form of a glossy magazine's "best-dressed" list, or a glitzy prize like the Oscar or the Pulitzer, or the employee ratings of a large corporation, or the endless variety of hierarchical opportunities held out to children and college students.

  • The eastern half, which takes in Baffin Island, the land around Hudson’s Bay, and most of the Arctic islands, is now called Nunavut and essentially functions as an Inuit homeland.

  • The president's personal aide (a man in his late 20s) takes the room adjoining the president's.

  • Down Calle Cuba, between Sol and Luz, stands the 17th century Convento de Santa Clara, an expansive complex that takes up several blocks.


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