Examples of 'took years' in a sentence

Meaning of "took years"

The phrase 'took years' is commonly used to indicate a significant amount of time that was required to accomplish or complete something. It implies that the process or task took a considerable duration of several years to reach the desired outcome

How to use "took years" in a sentence

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took years
It took years to make the sword of hattanzo.
The nest that took years to build.
It took years of cultivation to win his trust.
Because justice took years to catch him.
It took years before it worked like clockwork.
The flavors that took years to develop.
Took years to get the locals to trust me.
She said it took years off my face.
Efforts of establishing another one took years.
Edison took years to see the light.
The negotiation process often took years.
That one took years to track down.
Destroy a relationship that took years to build.
That took years of hard graft to achieve.
Easter eggs that took years to find.

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It took years before he started to take me seriously.
Your wedding took years off my life.
It took years for civil order to be established.
Reaching that day took years of work.
It took years to achieve its rare beauty.
The harmful effects took years to appear.
It took years before the two were reconciled.
Collaborative practice model took years to implement.
It took years for the industry to revive.
The wounds took years to heal.
It took years to get used to your gifts.
The exercise took years off me.
It took years before their family accepted it.
These issues took years to resolve.
It took years to recover from those losses.
My magic skill took years to perfect.
It took years until things got better.
That agreement took years to negotiate.
It took years for him to admit it to himself.
This album took years to make.
It took years to learn to how to live again.
True democracy took years to establish.
It took years to get into the situation.
Destroying an operation they likely took years to build.
A bill that took years to get passed.
Took years to save that money.
This orchid took years of cultivation.
Took years for me to finally let it all out.
But this took years of work.
Took years off his career.
Last time it took years to put him away.
This learning process took years.
It took years of effort to correct this deficit.
Scared me so much that it took years off my life.
It took years for her to be taken seriously.

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