How to Use take it personally in a Sentence

take it personally

idiom
  • And the choice whether to take it personally and dwell on it, or shake it off, is entirely yours to make.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 12 July 2020
  • Her mother has explained this to you, so try not to take it personally.
    Arkansas Online, 20 May 2021
  • November 1—15: Everyone is likely to be a bit off near the 7th, so don’t take it personally.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Nov. 2022
  • John Williams and Steven Spielberg: Sometimes friends take it personally.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Alex Dickerson was trying to behead some of you Sunday, but don’t take it personally.
    Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2020
  • On Thursday Gonzalez said the two had apologized to one another and have moved on from the incident and didn’t take it personally.
    Angel Franco, Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2020
  • If someone turns down your invitation though, don't take it personally.
    Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Remember that humans have been marking up walls for millenniums; don’t get angry or take it personally.
    Malia Wollan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • If people become quarrelsome or negative, don’t take it personally.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2021

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