one's turn

Example Sentences

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But waiting one’s turn doesn’t hold the allure that it once did.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2023

On today’s altered career time clock, there is no choice but to wait one’s turn and see what happens.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2012

"From there, it is only necessary to wait one's turn to be the government."

From Time Magazine Archive

Each one’s turn to be commissary only came once in five weeks.

From Captain Mugford Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors by Holloway, W. Herbert

The people embarked in disorder, every body was in a hurry, I advised them to wait patiently till every one's turn came.

From Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816 Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia. by Corréard, Alexandre