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
  • Investigators said she was taken against her will from her home near Tucson, Arizona.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • That’s where the health department will list previous actions it’s taken against a physician, including any complaints it’s filed against the practitioner.
    — Ella Moore july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • Precautions are also being taken against cyberattacks, but Simon and his staff say there are no links to the recent attacks on water systems.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 11 Aug. 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
  • Law enforcement officials believe Guthrie was taken against her will from her Catalina Foothills home; her phone, wallet, car and medication were left behind.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • That agency is tasked with adjudicating appeals from federal employees regarding adverse actions taken against them.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Originally, in June 2024, it was decided that no further action would be taken against Freemantle.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 July 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
  • Nearly 1,000 miles north of Los Angeles, legal action has already been taken against the company for its response to a different blaze.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But, until the full scope of the investigation is revealed and Collins shares more about his associations, there is not a clear action that should be taken against Collins, win or lose the Senate race.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 31 July 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

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