How to Use take place in a Sentence

take place

idiomatic phrase
  • This year’s show will take place on Jan. 14 and will air live on The CW.
    Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The reading will take place on Oct. 6 in New York City.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The strongest wind speeds will take place from about noon to 5PM.
    David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The Trump trial will take place in a city that has been transformed over the past decade.
    Amy Qin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Here's what to know about the shooting that took place this weekend.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The honor will take place Oct. 4 at The Beverly Hilton.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The process is expected to take place in the early morning or late at night.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023
  • But the meeting was canceled a day before it was scheduled to take place.
    Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since Dec. 8, and the next drawing takes place Tuesday night.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Weddings are held on the bank of a babbling creek or in the main lodge, where dinners and receptions take place.
    Kelsy Chauvin, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
    Eula Calahan, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Photos from the scene showed forensic units examining the halls of the AK Plaza, where the stabbings took place.
    Kim Tong-Hyung, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The auction will take place from November 17 to 30 on the Bonhams Cars platform.
    Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The Lions’ seven playoff games since then — all losses — have taken place on the road.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The clarion call from El Segundo, where the hackathon will take place, is less formal.
    Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The most intense solar storm ever recorded took place in 1859.
    Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024
  • Online voting will take place from Aug. 19 to Sept. 17, and six finalists will be chosen based on the number of votes.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • While many of the workshops take place on the mountain, the overall program isn’t about death-defying descents.
    Nina Kokotas Hahn, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In 2024, that kick will take place just before game play starts, with a follow-up commercial to appear in the Big Game itself.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The scene takes place in episode three of season one—and marks the beginning of their relationship, one which unfolds over the course of nine seasons.
    Talia Abbas, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The match will take place in Arlington, Texas and air during a live special on Netflix July 20.
    Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
  • So did its timing, taking place at night when many people were indoors.
    By joanna Sugden, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The concert itself took place on a helipad with the Hoover Dam as the backdrop, making for a picturesque setting.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The majority take place in health care settings such as nursing homes.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Still, the Rolling Stone tales, many believed to have taken place during an earlier era of the program, raised eyebrows.
    Brian Steinberg Variety Entertainment News Service, al, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Claimed to be the world’s largest EV range test, the event takes place every summer and winter, with the latter completed in late January.
    Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Mother's Day typically takes place on the last Sunday of May.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 12 May 2024
  • The voting took place Thursday, and results were counted through the night and into early Friday.
    Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • For now, the band’s only plan is to support its Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation with its annual fundraiser, which will take place in the spring.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Events will take place between Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 11.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 30 Apr. 2024

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