A short walk in the park had taken the edge off my stress.

When our senior engineer fell ill, Maria had taken up the slack until he returned.

Having taken one's medicine, one usually begins to feel better.

After weeks of indecision, Maria had finally taken the bull by the horns and reorganized the entire project team.

After boasting about his promotion, he was finally taken down a peg when his project failed in front of the executives.

The child's stuffed bear had taken a fall out of the carriage during the parade.

After the CEO's arrogant comment, his reputation was taken down a notch by the media.

Many employees had taken French leave during the busy season, leaving managers scrambling to cover shifts.

The squirrel had taken a bite out of the sandwich I left on the bench, leaving crumbs everywhere.

After the long, noisy procession, he had taken a ride to Tyburn under the jeering gaze of the crowd.