Examples of 'taken hold' in a sentence

Meaning of "taken hold"

Taken hold refers to the act or process of something gaining influence, control, or prevalence over a particular situation, system, or individual. It suggests that a certain idea, belief, behavior, or condition has become firmly established, having a significant impact and being widely accepted or observed
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  • past participle of take hold

How to use "taken hold" in a sentence

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taken hold
Savagery has taken hold of the city.
The spell has already taken hold.
Love has taken hold of me like a storm.
The dreams had really taken hold of me.
Fear has taken hold of our society.
His fever had not taken hold.
Insanity had taken hold of his entire being.
The recovery has now taken hold.
Helps have taken hold of the language.
Yet that notion has taken hold.
The illness has taken hold of him so quickly.
The economic recovery has taken hold.
Infection had taken hold of his body.
The sedative influence has taken hold.
Something has taken hold inside his body.

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The new program has taken hold.
And it has taken hold entirely.
A runaway greenhouse effect had taken hold.
Because she has taken hold of my path.
As recent democratic reforms have taken hold.
The devil has taken hold of them.
Decentralization of power distribution has taken hold.
The sickness has taken hold of you.
Have taken hold of my lower jaw.
The god of greed had taken hold of me.
Christ has taken hold of us and we have replied.
But it seems to have taken hold nicely.
It has taken hold of a soul that we will soon cleanse.
But the beast has taken hold.
And she has taken hold of that cross.
Nowadays realism appears to have taken hold.
Once an idea has taken hold of the brain.
I thought at first possibly an allergy had taken hold.
It may already have taken hold in the area.
A different design trend had already taken hold.
That the baby has taken hold of my finger.
New forms of communication have also taken hold.
A new movement has taken hold of his people.
Today it seems like greed has taken hold.
Once an idea has taken hold highly contagious.
Apparently the notion has taken hold.
Nature has taken hold over the years.
Seed has at last taken hold.
Who has taken hold of you.
I see my serum has taken hold.
She had taken hold of me.
The schizophrenia had taken hold.
I have taken hold of him.
It is a concept that has taken hold online.
It has taken hold of you.

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Examples of using Hold
Frank might not hold kindly to that
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