Examples of 'took it upon themselves' in a sentence

Meaning of "took it upon themselves"

took it upon themselves - This phrase implies that individuals have voluntarily assumed responsibility, duty, or action without being asked or obligated to do so. It suggests a proactive or self-directed decision to undertake a task or initiative

How to use "took it upon themselves" in a sentence

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took it upon themselves
Somebody took it upon themselves to play around in my.
Those seven crusaders who took it upon themselves.
So they took it upon themselves to create them.
They made sure that they participated in it and took it upon themselves.
Took it upon themselves to stock it with fish.
But just no one took it upon themselves to do that.
Some took it upon themselves to translate it into their language.
But then the young folk took it upon themselves to do a runner.
They took it upon themselves to punish people in the place of the administration.
Several individuals and organizations took it upon themselves to extend the basic.
Some NGOs took it upon themselves to conduct human rights training.
Some took courses in school while others took it upon themselves to learn design.
They took it upon themselves.
They saw Paul casting out demons and took it upon themselves to do the same.
They took it upon themselves to install the alarm after a spate of burglaries.

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Organizations from across the area took it upon themselves to relieve this lack.
They took it upon themselves to attack and burn the village leaving nine people dead.
A few of the local citizens took it upon themselves to break down the door.
They took it upon themselves to lead the project in Vered 's memory.
Hundreds of years later, the locals took it upon themselves.
Several of them took it upon themselves to psychoanalyze me.
The agency has maintained that low-level employees took it upon themselves to do this.
Twelve people took it upon themselves to become a jury.
What if everybody who was unhappy with a verdict took it upon themselves to exact revenge?
The police took it upon themselves to dispose of the cow.
Yet, apparently certain international media groups took it upon themselves to launch a smear campaign.
The family took it upon themselves to post fliers and call hospitals.
Some admitted to this fact, took it upon themselves and tried.
The ASA took it upon themselves to ban the advertisement.
Has it been that long since players took it upon themselves to protect each other?
The ELE took it upon themselves to secure the border by killing innocent people.
So the moguls voluntarily took it upon themselves to stop making gangster pictures.
They took it upon themselves to make this day a grand success ( which it was ).
At this point, the family took it upon themselves to expand the menu.
They took it upon themselves to document societies, such as Tibet 's, from their perspective.
Sometimes Georges Fleury ‘ s children took it upon themselves to take them to Creil or Paris.
Villagers then took it upon themselves to persuade the reluctant duo and the tactic worked.
Volunteer testing = = = Some researchers took it upon themselves to serve as crash test dummies.
The Spanish took it upon themselves to have their own inquisition.
Some people still took it upon themselves to insult the baby.
Someone took it upon themselves to film my … most private life.
Impatient Protestants took it upon themselves to further reform.
Somebody took it upon themselves to move it. well, here it is -- cape caution.
A Congressional Commission took it upon themselves to investigate the allegations.
Some even took it upon themselves to yell, "Class Monitor you have such a good heart! ".
A mysterious monastic brotherhood took it upon themselves to share this brewing heritage, in moderation.
Many fans even took it upon themselves to put an entire set list together.
The Maranao victims took it upon themselves to push for justice.
And so they took it upon themselves to act like second-rate gods?
Afterwards, they even took it upon themselves to decide the budget as well.

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