take a quote
Frequency: 6.55.5 per million words
To select and use words from a text or speech.
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Examples (10)
- The journalist decided to take a powerful quote from the senator's speech.
- She always makes sure to take accurate quotes when conducting interviews.
- For his essay, he had to take several quotes from academic journals.
- Please take this quote and include it in the introduction of your report.
- We will take a direct quote from the book to illustrate the author's point.
- The editor instructed me to carefully take a compelling quote for the headline.
- Have you already taken the necessary quotes for your presentation?
- It's important to take quotes in context to avoid misrepresentation.
- Historians often take quotes from primary sources to support their arguments.
- If you take a quote from an online article, remember to cite your source.