How to Use take against in a Sentence

take against

verb
  • Goalie Arvid Söderblom saved all 22 shots taken against him in Utah.
    — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Authorities have said Guthrie was taken against her will and that drops of her blood were found on her front porch.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026
  • Mahdawi and his lawyers have vehemently denied the claims, and there were no charges filed or action taken against him.
    — Cayla Bamberger, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Evidence, including blood drops and doorbell camera footage of a masked man, suggests she was taken against her will.
    — Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • She is believed to have been taken against her will, and officials have released footage of a masked person on her front porch from the night of her disappearance.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But no formal disciplinary action was taken against Heider’s license to practice.
    — Amber Gaudet updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The family has said Nancy Guthrie was in fragile health and authorities believe she was taken against her will.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Authorities said alleged ransom notes sent to local media outlets further support their belief that she was taken against her will.
    — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Authorities believe the 84-year-old was abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Authorities believe she was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Authorities believe she was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Moving on from a loss like the one the Lakers took against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night can be easier said than done.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Authorities believe the 84-year-old was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
    — CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Authorities believe the 84-year-old was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
    — ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will, but have not arrested a suspect.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In a statement, the sport’s governing body said the action was taken against Spain’s federation following the incident.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Authorities believe she was taken against her will, and said that blood marks found on the porch of her home matched her DNA, while a security camera had been unplugged.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 June 2026
  • The rules, and their enforcement, are often seen as necessary evils for the sake of protecting property values, even among the vast majority of residents who have had action taken against them.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Mason, the commission spokesperson, cast the arrival of the new complaints as a positive outcome of the action that commissioners took against Mulholland.
    — Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Based on security footage, authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped or otherwise taken against her will.
    — David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • That agency is tasked with adjudicating appeals from federal employees regarding adverse actions taken against them.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Yet the Hawks’ star — the player whose shoulders carry the weight of Atlanta’s playoff hopes — has made just 22 of his 49 field goal attempts taken against the Knicks this season.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The organization’s attorney search provides contact information for attorneys as well as the status of their licenses and any disciplinary actions taken against them.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will after finding blood near the doorstep of her home in the foothills outside Tucson.
    — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The department declined to provide additional information about the disciplinary actions taken against the officers.
    — Jason Henry, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Authorities have said she was taken against her will, and have released piecemeal updates as the case has unfolded, including video of an alleged kidnapper in a ski mask and DNA evidence.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Law enforcement officials believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will from her Catalina Foothills home later that night; her phone, wallet, car and medication were left behind.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Unlike their colonial-era clientele, mid-century Indonesian customers no longer wanted their pictures taken against European-style backdrops showing flowers or curtains.
    — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 17 Apr. 2026
  • In recent weeks, several students, faculty and others have been gathering for weekly rallies outside Geisel Library in support of the professors and in protest of the disciplinary actions taken against students and staff.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Suresh Pujari, the revenue minister of Odisha, told the BBC that the case is being investigated and that action would be taken against the branch manager for his alleged behavior.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026

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