by turns
Example Sentences
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He is accompanied on his reluctant journey to the finish line with a group of characters who by turns torment and placate him.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It” is, by turns, heartbreaking and inspirational.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
All weekend long, the headlines out of Minneapolis have captured a moment that is by turns alarming and bizarre.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026
He suggested the central pair's friendship "rings false", adding: "What should be piercing, impassioned moments are by turns frivolous and sappy."
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025
The girls had traded him between them, serious and giggling by turns.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
