How to Use take liberties in a Sentence

take liberties

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• Southern cooks have been known to take liberties with classic recipes from time to time—it’s called creativity, for goodness sake!
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
• But does Reaves provide some value as a deterrent should other teams on this trip take liberties with Smith and Celebrini?
  — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
• Though book-to-screen adaptations can take liberties, the film’s leading creatives were intent on keeping that loyalty between friends that’s at the heart of the novel intact.
  — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
• The latest season of Netflix’s Monster isn’t the first depiction of Lizzie Borden’s story to take liberties with the historical record.
  — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026
• But while Murphy and co-creator Ian Brennan take liberties with the Menendez case, their decision to tell the story from multiple and often contradictory angles is a satisfying one.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2025
• Originally rooted in practicality for farmers who needed more warmth and protection while tilling the fields, designers now take liberties with the coat’s original intent, experimenting with shorter lengths, patterns, and fabrics.
  — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026