take turns
Example Sentences
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It’s having a soup club where we take turns dropping off soup at each other’s houses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 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
A bunch of us take turns making game references that fly under her radar—like the kid who asks if there’ll be cake when we’re done.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
