How to Use take exception in a Sentence

take exception

idiomatic phrase

• Big 12 coaches seemed to take exception to him, which should have been a sign.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2021
• Herbert tried to grab Schroder to force him into the seat, too, which Schroder took exception to.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2023
• The Bruins and their fans took exception to that and only got louder as the game progressed.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
• The Yankees took exception to a few calls during that at-bat, a point Boone didn’t hesitate to make.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
• Brown took exception to this and screamed at the bench, resulting in a technical foul.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2023
• The Chicago Cubs' broadcasters took exception to the extended pause in the game.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2023
• With the left fielder struggling and the offense dormant, Boone took exception to a low strike three call against Verdugo in the sixth inning.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024
• This weekend wasn’t the first time Ocasio-Cortez has taken exception with his take on the lay of the political land.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
• The running back took exception and ran back onto the field, decking Turner from behind.
  — Matt Barrows, The Athletic, 3 Aug. 2024
• The Nuggets players, however, seemed to take exception with what was a legal huddle by NBA rules.
  — The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
• The Nuggets players, however, seemed to take exception with what was a legal huddle by NBA rules.
  — The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2023
• The Trojans’ head coach did take exception to the officials’ decision to give Miami the ball on an out-of-bounds play with just more than two minutes left.
  — San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2022
• But the places where readers might take exception don’t diminish Ehrenreich’s overall premise; there is way more to nod your head at than not.
  — Andy Slavitt, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
• Will Donald and Ramsey take exception to Parsons’ claim?
  — Dallas News, 5 July 2022
• But the mood shifted in the final seconds before halftime when Griner threw an elbow at Jackson, who took exception.
  — Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
• The airport property takes up just over 4% of the city’s acreage, and as neighborhoods began to close in, neighbors took exception to the noise, the pollution, and the occasional smashups.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
• Although many folks would take exception to my opinion, the great outdoors in the U.S. has never truly been a welcoming place for people of color.
  — James Edward Mills, National Geographic, 23 June 2020
• Hernandez seemed to take exception to the Panthers' Frankie Luvu slamming Conner to the ground after whistles had been blown on a fourth-quarter play.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2022
• But some researchers take exception to Cohen's theory that the outbreaks of cold air farther south are tied to Arctic warming.
  — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2017
• The states also take exception with the infinite scroll system of Instagram’s feeds, which keeps loading new content as users swipe.
  — WIRED, 24 Oct. 2023
• Mayfield took exception to the comment and responded by saying the loud Lions safety needed to spend more time watching game film.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
• Beckham appeared to take exception to a hit by Simmons on wide receiver Zay Flowers.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• And people took exception to it because Stripe is an infrastructure provider.
  — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Feb. 2024
• Several times, Brennan used a question to fact-check something that was obviously wrong — something that Vance took exception to, which is just a bad look.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
• Smart, who declined interview requests after the game, appeared to take exception to being hit in the groin area with an inadvertent kick.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
• What Green took exception to on his podcast, though, was Nurkic saying the four-time All-Star didn’t deserve a second chance after serving his suspension.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
• Florida quarterback Graham Mertz took a knee and then took exception to Omari Thomas running into him.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2023
• The filmmaker also takes exception to some of the practices in the educational system.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2023
• Wood, now an unrestricted free agent, took exception to the discussion around his Mavericks’ future and shared a brief tweet on Monday in response.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 1 May 2023
• Things got temporarily testy when guard Chasen Hines took exception to some high hand work from linebacker Anfernee Jennings.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025