How to Use undertake in a Sentence

undertake

verb

• The researchers undertook a series of studies.
• He's undertaking a thorough search.
• This appears to the challenge that Snowflake is about to undertake.
  — R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Some pruning is also undertaken at this time for the health of the trees or shrubs.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 15 Aug. 2023
• Some of the acts of imagination that we were called to undertake seemed too silly.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
• Many have cited the significant cuts undertaken by the chain in the second half of 2022.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
• In 2008, Bath & Body Works undertook a bold effort: move the global supply chain for its products to one place.
  — Austen Hufford, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2023
• 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
• Massive crowds and bumper-to-bumper traffic on Going-to-the-Sun Road can put a damper on visits undertaken during those busy months.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
• The partners plan to produce a film that will place a spotlight on how the work undertaken by Solomon and her team led to global awareness of the issue and action to resolve the crisis.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
• Each new graduate is required to undertake a one-year peace-building project in his or her homeland.
  — Stefania D'ignoti, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Nov. 2023
• While many groups undertake lengthy tours to promote a new album, the Crystal Casino Band has just a few dates booked beyond next week’s record-release show at 9:30 Club.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
• For the first time, nations signed up to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change.
  — Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Current events, and the #MeToo era, have only fueled her belief that the Shakespeare text is ripe for a dissection of the type her reworking undertakes.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
• With 10 variable speeds, this blender is able to undertake the task of many other appliances in your kitchen which will not only save time, but valuable counter space.
  — Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
• And all over the globe, on January 1, people undertake their various rituals to invite good luck for the next 365 days.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2023
• The disclosure came hours after The Washington Post revealed that the tech giant had hired a prominent law firm to undertake it.
  — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• The electronic transfer was undertaken with the Ohio Memory Project and went online in June.
  — cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
• Rebuilding a brand from the bottom up was a big — and overwhelming — undertaking.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• Some doctors and researchers had said the program was too lax because many companies didn’t undertake or complete the studies, which meant drugs that didn’t work stayed on sale.
  — Liz Essley Whyte, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2022
• Each episode sees two celebrity teams undertake challenges, physical stunts and quizzes.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
• In the stack of military uniforms piled in a corner and waiting to be mended, Khoury opens a window on the mindless piecework an urbane woman such as Afiya must undertake.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
• His chance discovery of a junked portrait of a horse leads him to undertake a project about enslaved figures depicted in equestrian art.
  — Emily Bingham, The Courier-Journal, 17 Mar. 2023
• For example, how many AI systems might be needed to carry out the work undertaken by a certain number of people?
  — Errol Gardner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The paint roller, a World War II invention, also added to the ease of do-it-yourself painting and led to more women undertaking solo home-decorating projects.
  — Kristen Hartke, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
• But vertical farming is only part of the broader transformation that the world must undertake.
  — Irving Fain, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2023
• The decision rested not on the size of the pay package per se, but rather on the fact that no serious efforts were undertaken to ensure that the pay package was in the best interest of shareholders.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
• Twitch undertook two rounds of layoffs last year, cutting over 400 positions, part of wider job reductions at Amazon.
  — Cecilia D'anastasio, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
• The move came after a review undertaken by the company's board of directors, OpenAI said on Friday.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2023
• That is just one example of the many activities that are being undertaken on members’ behalf, Loza de Siles says.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024