take turns
Example Sentences
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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
Jackie and Shadow will now take turns carefully incubating the egg for the next 35 days or so, ensuring it is kept warm and safe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026
We walk and talk and each take turns dribbling our ball through the neighborhood.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
