How to Use take it personally in a Sentence

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• 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

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024