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Example sentences for "took charge"

  • Lowell, and, in 1846, took charge of the parish in Bath, Me.

  • In 1850 he took charge of the Universalist parish in Claremont, N.

  • His pastorate in Providence continued four years, when, in November, 1849, he took charge of the Universalist Society in Baltimore, Md.

  • In 1865 he took charge of the Universalist Society in Albany, N.

  • He continued to aid his father until he attained his majority, when he took charge of the old homestead, which he now cultivates.

  • When his father died he was not yet twenty-one years of age but he took charge of the home farm and became the head of the family.

  • He also sent a detail of cavalry from the city, and we took charge of the road on Friday morning, and started our trains.

  • On Friday, we took charge of the trains ourselves again.

  • Schnatterly, of Bellevue, and he took charge of her, and I heard she died that night.

  • He approved of our course, and he took charge of the citizens.

  • In 1874, he took charge of the high school at Petaluma, where the family of Mrs. Rose's first husband had lived; and the relationship of the two families probably led to Rose and his wife separating.

  • Soon afterward, he bought some land near William Wolfskill's, and in 1855 took charge of Wolfskill's property.

  • This meeting may have occurred nearly thirty-five years ago; and after his removal to the Santa Anita Ranch, where he took charge of Baldwin's interests in the Southland, he transacted a large amount of business with H.

  • Spring, that "one who meant to be a minister would do well to try his hand at being a schoolmaster," he took charge of the academy for one year.

  • On leaving college, he took charge of an academy at Londonderry, N.

  • Wiley) took charge of this work and the 129 letters they sent received only eight answers, five in favor, two non-committal, one opposed.

  • Hewitt of Yuba City, also a staunch friend of years' standing, took charge of the amendment in the House and when elected Speaker he placed it in the hands of Assemblyman Cattell of Pasadena, who made it his chief interest.

  • In the year 1887 he took charge of a mission church and school at Gainesville, Fla.

  • He took charge of the work at Lincolnton, N.

  • I took charge of the watch until 12 o'clock that night, and was much pleased that we were not annoyed by the enemy, as I concluded that the firing of our own gun would make more havoc among us than all the enemy could bring against us.

  • About the twenty-seventh of December, 1823, I took charge of the Allen.

  • Certain old deluded and ceremonious persons took charge of the sacrifices.

  • Father Fray Alonso de San Augustin, a son of this city of Manila, took charge of that undertaking at the order of his vicar-provincial.

  • After his work of building and repairing as the leader of his men, he took charge of the ditching; got sick from working in the water, and died soon after.

  • Such, then, was the condition of things when I took charge, and how to meet the various problems that arose, and to cover this territory in the most intelligent and speedy way of course became my first object.

  • Southmayd, took charge of the Red Cross relief in this disaster, and so efficient was his work that societies struggled for organization under him and the Red Cross was hailed as a benediction wherever he passed.

  • After we took charge, a faithful record was kept, and when there was a mark of any kind to show us where the goods came from, an acknowledgment was sent at once.

  • Retiring from the university, for two years he took charge of the farms on some large estates.

  • In 1875 he removed to Afton where he took charge of a flouring mill.

  • A change came in 1900 when Langdon Lea, of Princeton, took charge.

  • Hoad, Professor of Sanitary Engineering, took charge of the sanitation of the big training camps.

  • He took charge of the University when its fortunes were at a low ebb, and the future was not bright.

  • Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate of Scotland, took charge of the Bill in Parliament.

  • Andrea, Bishop of Aleria, took charge of the first edition of Caesar, and an erudite epistle by him is prefixed to it.

  • The building being already started before he took charge, and the three other objects being sanctioned by law, he was, of course, hampered in carrying out his views.

  • Of course, when I took charge of the Nautical Almanac Office, he was speedily given employment on its work.

  • Hill had done some work on the subject at his home in Nyack Turnpike before I took charge of the office.

  • Jackson, formerly our Minister to the Balkan States, Greece and Cuba, took charge.

  • The Emperor returned on this day and, from the morning of the twenty-seventh, took charge.

  • Von Jagow, after his fall, took charge of a hospital at Libau in the occupied portion of Russia.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "took charge" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    accomplish their; created things; living wage; old woman; skilled labor; steps were; took boat; took careful; took charge; took coach; took command; took from; took great; took him; took much; took notice; took occasion; took passage; took pleasure; took post; took refuge; took their; took them; took upon; various substances; warm bath