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Discover LudwigThe phrase "taken back" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It means to be surprised or shocked by something. Example: "The news of her sudden resignation taken back the entire company." In this sentence, the phrase "taken back" is used to show the reaction of the company towards the news of someone resigning.
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taken back
verb
Past participle of take back
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It can't be taken back.
Tolokonnikova was taken back to jail.
They have "taken back control".
They've taken back Ramadi, Fallujah.
Never to be taken back.
"I've been taken back by how I've been taken back by all this".
Gifts given can be taken back, however.
"It's very difficult to be taken back".
Heston is taken back by Moore's appearance.
And were taken back to their cage.
Nature, however, had taken back the old frontier strip.
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