take turns

Example Sentences

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Top staff take turns sitting with him on long trips, rotating so that others can sleep while one person remains by his side, according to White House officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Next year, one of the two brigades will go out to the Philippines to stress-test its takeaways—part of a rotation that allows them to take turns training in forward locations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many pilgrims take turns running hundreds of miles back to their pueblos, carrying a torch lit at the foot of Tepayac.

From Los Angeles Times

I invited friends over, and we all took turns learning together.

From Salon

Of the 19, 12 can vote: all seven Washington-based governors, the New York Fed president, and four of the other 11 Fed presidents, who take turns voting.

From The Wall Street Journal