How to Use take shape in a Sentence

take shape

idiomatic phrase
Definition of take shapenext
  • Over the next two weeks, the kitchen began to take shape.
    — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 June 2022
  • In 2019, Smith told Rolling Stone the album was slow to take shape.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2024
  • How and when did the album’s theme begin to take shape?
    — Patrick Lyons, Spin, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The idea for the foundation began to take shape in 2021.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 2 Aug. 2024
  • This isn’t the first such transatlantic supply chain to take shape.
    — Mary Hui, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The field for the 2023 Boston Marathon is beginning to take shape.
    — Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Lo and behold, out of nowhere a small pole barn was taking shape.
    — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Footage from that day posted on YouTube shows a wheel slowly take shape on the sonar screen.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
  • In my home, that would take shape as a classic carne asada.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Here are some of the policies that will be taking shape: What is Title 42?
    — Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2023
  • As the ski season approached, that plan began to take shape.
    — Claire Fahy, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • McMillan said a plan for the horse already is taking shape.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
  • The axis of resistance took shape in the years after the 9/11 attacks.
    — Toby Matthiesen, Foreign Affairs, 9 Feb. 2024
  • As the new, gray wall has taken shape, artists have begun to once again add color.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Over the course of the application and firing of layers, the details of the dragon take shape.
    — Carol Besler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The women’s Sweet 16 is just taking shape, with more games Monday.
    — Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Then, go about your business while shiny, vintage-style ringlets take shape.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Other Southern states followed suit as the Jim Crow era took shape.
    — Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • What’s not known and difficult to project is how the 16-team league with eight newcomers over the past two years will take shape.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2024
  • Catch up quick: The new deal is part of Google's wider removal strategy that's been taking shape for years.
    — Ben Geman, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Plenty of the songs took shape over the course of months, with NPG band members learning what songs made the album – and in what shape — along with the wider public.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That was how that wave took shape, and there was just a bit of luck or fate that always just sprinkled a little bit of fairy dust on us.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Because this is the 65th anniversary, the symbol of the blue sapphire also takes shape in the doll's design.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • As plans for the wedding started to take shape, Guillermo composed a long email to his father.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
  • And yet, with the war not over, Hamas’ narrative of medium- and long-term victory is taking shape.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
  • Sure, the forces taking shape now may take a while to impact your business, and how and when may not be exactly clear.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The crispy brown lines of dust seen in the image probably took shape due to the merger, according to a NASA release.
    — Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 May 2024
  • Each layer is fired in a kiln timed to the nearest second with the details of the dragon taking shape with each firing.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Red Sox’ buildup to the 2023 season will start to take shape when pitchers and catchers report this coming week to Fenway South.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • After long days at work, post putting their toddler to bed, Enzo’s began to take shape.
    — Catherine Smart, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023

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