How to Use take up in a Sentence

take up

verb
Definition of take upnext
Synonyms for take upnext
  • The soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly.
  • And the burr grinder takes up far more counter space in my small kitchen.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The high court is expected to take up the case in March or April.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The hockey rink up the street — T-Mobile Arena — takes up roughly the same amount of space.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The Senate then took up the bill and approved it during an evening vote of 77-13.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And through the early aughts, Christian Dior and Miu Miu took up the mantle as well.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2023
  • According to Screen Rant, the sets don’t take up the entire sound stage.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The petite bag lives up to its name, taking up the same amount of space as a 5-by-7-inch picture frame.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, a drawing room, a music room, and a billiards room take up the entire north side of the abode.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 July 2023
  • This press doesn't take up much countertop space at all.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Both of those bodies could decline to take up the case and let the panel ruling stand.
    — Rachel weiner, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2024
  • That’s not all: The plastic in those diapers could take up to 500 years to degrade.
    — Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 18 July 2023
  • The Senate took up 16 of those articles and will decide his fate in the coming weeks.
    — Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The inspections are expected to take up to 12 hours for each plane.
    — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The timing of the filings on Friday means the justices could take up the case in the term that begins the first week in October.
    — Ann E. Marimow, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Among the complaints is that the carts take up a lot of space for people who live on a small lot and have no place to keep them except in plain view.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And like last year, the Senate isn’t taking up the House’s proposal.
    — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Most people don’t take up this sport by getting on a plane and going to Vail Mountain.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • One third of the 8.1 hectare space will be taken up by a park, with space reserved for an orchard and a vegetable garden.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The city’s reuse plan could take up to two years to create, according to a city staff report.
    — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • That brings us to 2023, a year where catalog albums are taking up more chart space.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
  • Videos of high school track meets take up the first slots on Philbin’s YouTube channel, which now has more than 6,000 followers.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The rust-resistant build folds flat to take up as little room as possible in your RV or car.
    — Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The Supreme Court is still likely to take up the question, but not imminently.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Is anyone going to complain if sections are taken up my members of the Navy and Marines?
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Upstairs, the primary suite takes up nearly an entire wing of the second floor.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The rec center’s small, 12-spot parking lot was full around lunchtime, but few of those spaces were taken up by voters.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But for these efforts to be successful, Black birthing people must take up more space and share their stories.
    — Essence, 28 Feb. 2024
  • True to his name, Rocky took up boxing at a young age, with Gellar proudly posting photos of him gloved-up at the punching bag in 2016.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • Easy to use, reliable, and small enough to take up limited space, this hammer should be a glove box staple.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024

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