TOOK in a Sentence

Learn TOOK from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
404 example sentences for TOOK, such as:
1. He reached out and took my arm.
2. Aunt Polly took it, held it up.
3. He's took a graidely fancy to thee.
4. It took an extraordinary amount of work.
5. It's queer what a fancy he's took to thee.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of TOOK
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  It took two hands to do it, but it did turn.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
2  He took a thick knife out of his Pocket and opened one of its blades.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  She took her hands from her ears and sprang up and stamped her foot.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
4  It's queer what a fancy he's took to thee.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
5  He's took a graidely fancy to thee.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
6  The Duchess took her choice, and was gone in a moment.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story
7  He knelt down by the sofa and took a feeding-bottle from his pocket.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
8  Colin stretched out his hand and took it up.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXII
9  Colin saw it all, watching each change as it took place.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
10  He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
11  I've took off thousands of warts off of my hands that way, Huck.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
12  'He took me for his housemaid,' she said to herself as she ran.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV. The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
13  He no longer took an interest in war, nor even in piracy.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
14  Aunt Polly took it, held it up.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
15  He took out his sycamore scroll and placed it by the candle.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  Firefighters took action immediately to stop the blaze spreading.
2  The local police took swift action against the squatters.
3  We took it as read that he must have been a KGB agent.
4  The boy took a pot shot at a pigeon with his air gun.
5  He took an almost gleeful delight in showing how wrong they can be.
6  The robbers not only took his money but also laid into him.
7  It took an extraordinary amount of work.
8  They took blood and urine specimens for analysis.
9  The women took an instant dislike to one another.
10  He reached out and took my arm.
11  A nurse took her arm and led her to a chair.
12  He hefted his right arm and took away a gun from the bookshelf.
13  It took three months for my arm to heal properly.
14  He took a mouthful of water and swirled it around his mouth.
15  When the attack took place, there were no victim support schemes.