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
To use the old gym, they used to take turns in groups.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 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
“Betty, you hear me? Next Sunday we’re going to style each other’s hair, okay? We can each take turns being Miss Rose-Meta.”
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
