How to Use takeover in a Sentence

takeover

1 of 2 noun
  • The government experienced a military takeover in 2002.
  • The Taylor Swift takeover is in full swing on the U.K. chart blast.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s video of the street takeover in NoDa last night.
    Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2024
  • Some have claimed the takeover was due to the bank’s crypto business.
    Julia Malleck, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Twitter was in the midst of a hostile Elon Musk takeover.
    WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Trump effected a takeover of the RNC just a few months ago.
    Frank Donatelli, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2024
  • Studies have shown that hate speech and spam have shot up since Musk's takeover.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The state takeover of Shelby Park comes over the objections of the city of Eagle Pass, which owns the land.
    Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
  • After the Israeli takeover, Egypt closed its side of the crossing.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 31 Aug. 2024
  • There is no takeover of any part of this city, of any apartment complex.
    Jesse Bedayn and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Not even the fruit world can resist the Barbiecore takeover.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Her takeover from Theron as the face of the fragrance comes after the actress joined the perfume brand back in 2004.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Some tweets and accounts have been up for months and predate Musk’s takeover.
    Ben Goggin, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • This year the brand partnered with Galaxy Macau for its first pool takeover there in May.
    Luis Campuzano, WWD, 21 June 2024
  • But the compostable-packaging takeover has been tough to miss.
    Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 6 July 2023
  • There was even a 270-foot dragon takeover on top of the Empire State Building.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 July 2024
  • Barbie’s most obvious takeover is seen in the toy aisle.
    Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 10 Aug. 2023
  • He was allegedly spotted near the Otay Mesa takeover and pulled over a few blocks away around 1:50 a.m.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024
  • And the iron gates had been removed, and the reason they'd been removed was Kam Tin was the site of a rebellion against the British takeover in 1898.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
  • State police responded to the report of a street takeover in Bethany over the weekend.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2024
  • However, the takeover by the Taliban in August 2021 turns the lives of the three women upside down.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Irwin had taken over the job from Yoel Roth, who resigned in the weeks after Musk’s takeover.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Dorsey has not publicly commented on Musk's takeover since the deal closed last week.
    Clare Duffy, CNN, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The women who were studying before [the takeover] never came back.
    Riazat Butt, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
  • Here are the sectors most likely weather a robot takeover—and those that won’t.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Both currently sit in the 40s, and as the Taylor Swift takeover clears out a bit in the coming week, there should be ample room to grow.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 7 May 2024
  • Can the United States deter a takeover of Taiwan by Beijing?
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The county is not the first government agency to take action against street takeovers.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Before the Taliban's takeover, the ACB had announced central contracts for a pool of women cricketers.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The Biden administration wants to avoid a power vacuum after the rebel takeover.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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take over

2 of 2 verb
  • I'll take over for her until she gets back from her morning break.
  • For a long time, the gym bros took over the weight room.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 May 2024
  • The test driver took over, but the truck still hit the deer.
    Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2024
  • So the Beavers take over at their 29-yard line on downs.
    oregonlive, 4 Nov. 2022
  • No one else wanted to be there, so the artists took over.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • That younger self winds up taking over as the host of Sparkle’s show.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Many have already stepped up to the plate and offered to take over.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Bulgari states that the necklace took over 2,800 hours to make.
    Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • The brand is poised to take over Bucherer, which has more than 100 stores worldwide.
    Carol Ryan, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Naoum hand-painted the entire game, a process that took over 2,000 hours.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Now, a new report offers some new names that could take over for Reed in the cast.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The focus on DeShields then paved the way for Shey Peddy to take over and score 13 points and three 3-pointers in the half.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The renovation is the work of the Barceló Hotel Group, who took over the derelict building in 2021.
    Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
  • In 2023, instead of a fresh pant width or rise length, denim skirts took over the streets.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Both sides have asked the high court to take over the dispute to get a swifter resolution.
    Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2022
  • On Tuesday, the heat will again move into the West with a heat dome taking over the Southwest.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 10 June 2024
  • Once the weather starts to warm up, expect to see barely-there shorts and hot pants take over.
    Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
  • Nick and Griffin take over while Meredith runs like hell to see if her kids are okay.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Crew is to take over on July 1, the company said in a statement.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Filkins will take over as Stanford’s lead back for the remainder of the season.
    oregonlive, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Peter Quinn directs the clip, which sees a band of Cuomos take over the studio and cut loose.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Nov. 2022
  • In Colorado, where Venezuelans are taking over the whole town.
    Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
  • It’s the second takeaway for the Patriots, who take over at their own 37.
    Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The Lakers’ dished out a season-best 38 assists, James taking over as the point guard in the lineup switch.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Freeze said Kaufman would take over Scott’s spot as the nickel corner.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The fans were fed up during the game, chanting for their first-round pick to take over at quarterback.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The American flag, the lodestar of the Republican look since Nixon, took over.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024
  • At some point, his son Robert H. Berry took over the family business.
    Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 20 July 2024
  • Though the late Days alum Drake Hogestyn was supposed to take over his role, the storyline was famously retconned so both actors could remain in the series.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2024
  • The country’s attorney general took over the case from the police and dropped the charges after bringing forward the matter due to be heard in January.
    Reuters, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024

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