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Discover LudwigThe expression "took exception" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that someone disagreed with a statement or suggestion. For example, "The Prime Minister took exception to the criticism of his policy."
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took exception
verb
Simple past tense of take exception
Exact(60)
Horry took exception.
Mr. Warner took exception.
The Gore campaign took exception.
Mr. Gingrich and Mr. Romney took exception.
Two men in Fairfield, Conn., took exception.
Ms. Rice immediately took exception to that.
Wu blamed Gamergate's participants; they took exception.
Mayor Brown, for one, took exception.
Mr. Vajpayee took exception to the criticism.
During a teleconference yesterday, Burnham took exception.
Dowie, not surprisingly, took exception to this.
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