take turns
Example Sentences
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Things happen like this in history, countries take turns, sometimes gradual, sometimes abrupt.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The room was so small, they had to take turns if they wanted to lie down, and placed a piece of cardboard over a sewer hole as a makeshift mattress.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Someone has brought a megaphone; residents take turns leading chants.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2026
Chelsea Redeker’s 8-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son used to take turns choosing a movie, but arguments would inevitably ensue, and the child who didn’t pick would bounce around or do cartwheels while it was playing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
We all take turns riding Justin’s bike around the block with the ice cream maker rolling on the front wheel.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
