Sentence examples for took opportunity from inspiring English sources

"Yesterday guy on packed Tube took opportunity to rub his crotch against me and stroke my bum when I couldn't move," wrote Naomi Phillips, using the Twitter handle @nayphillips and referring to the London subway.

In 1623, while near Gdańsk (Danzig), he witnessed the arrogant attitude of Gustavus Adolphus, whose navy took opportunity of its sea superiority to demand concessions from Gdańsk (Commonwealth had no navy).

A year where I was given (and took) opportunity upon opportunity to step way outside of my comfort zone, put myself out into the world in bigger, bolder and more visible ways, and show up again and again in the face of fear, extreme discomfort, wanting to say "fuck it all" and just give up.

Third, they are taking opportunity.

Only rarely had the observers taken opportunity to discuss the event later.

The inclusion of equity concerns must therefore always take opportunity costs into consideration.

They will make opportunities, they will take opportunities.

"But Bob has an ability to detect and take opportunities.

You've got to take opportunities to grow and build".

Rather I have "drifted", taking opportunities as they arise.

"Opposition and NGOs take opportunities to discredit the government".