take requests

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: to play music, sing songs, etc., that people in an audience ask for

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Springsteen will sometimes take requests off tour signs, which can feel like a magician’s sleight-of-hand: Can even a band this accomplished have the sense memory for tunes so long unplayed? —

Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024 The 362-foot long, two-deck hub of activity keeps abuzz with 15 restaurants, bars and lounges, one being Dueling Pianos, the cruise line’s first double-pianist bar where two ivory-tickling musicians take requests each evening. —

David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024 While the decanters will be designed based on customers’ personalities, the team has sole control over the design process and does not take requests. —

Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024 There’s no menu, but bartenders are ready to take requests or surprise you with the flavor of the night. —

Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for take requests

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