How to Use undertake in a Sentence

undertake

verb
  • The researchers undertook a series of studies.
  • He's undertaking a thorough search.
  • This led her to undertake a power play with a stunning twist.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • This is the project the Court has been undertaking.
    — Sarah Isgur, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
  • What possessed you to undertake this project, so far into your third trimester?
    — John Ortved, Vogue, 27 July 2021
  • There are projects the state could undertake that would help reduce emissions.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Some pruning is also undertaken at this time for the health of the trees or shrubs.
    — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 15 Aug. 2023
  • This may sound audacious—an act of hubris undertaken for its own sake.
    — Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Now, amid a crisis of this depth and breadth, is the best time to undertake this initiative.
    — Muhammad Yunus, STAT, 29 May 2022
  • The group’s children were in a unique position to undertake such a project.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This appears to the challenge that Snowflake is about to undertake.
    — R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The statute says when jurors can’t agree, a judge undertakes the three-step procedure.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
  • So, what’s a stock buyback, and why do companies undertake them?
    — The Editors, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The question looms as to what can viably be undertaken?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Some of the acts of imagination that we were called to undertake seemed too silly.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Other states have undertaken some form of debt relief over the last couple of years.
    — Caitlin Owens, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Now this is the most high-profile and most heinous act of violence that has been undertaken.
    — NBC news, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The agreement lays out numerous projects the city must undertake.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Whether any more such measures will be undertaken is unknown.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Why did this feel like a different kind of undertaking to you versus past projects?
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026
  • Did that morning wake-up call prompt you to undertake measures to prepare for future quakes?
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Over the next decade the theme park plans to undertake $2 billion in construction.
    — Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
  • Congress must pass the bill to ensure states can lead and undertake three important steps.
    — Rebecca Weintraub, STAT, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The main story missions are undertaken in the same way, and this time around, the story makes more sense.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This sounds easy, but it can be done well or possibly undertaken poorly.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Sufficient droids—one to pilot the ship and one to undertake the mission—check.
    — Dan Thurot, Ars Technica, 20 June 2020
  • The seeding process has been undertaken.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Tourists could see the sights on land and then, with minimal preparation, undertake a brief trip on the water.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Finding the perfect cozy spot to sit outside is a challenge most of us undertake at one time, or many, over the summer.
    — Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022
  • However, these trips weren’t undertaken with the aid of a compass, sextant, or even a map.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 May 2025

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