take turns

Example Sentences

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"We felt hopeless," says Holm-Aderemi, describing how they took turns carrying out searches of the streets themselves.

From BBC

And the band knew it, taking turns to thank the city and its officials.

From BBC

In the theory class, she and her students took turns at the keyboard, trying to break down the language of Chopin’s music.

From Los Angeles Times

For two months Mama lay unconscious on that bed, the five of us, with Nollie on the evening shift, taking turns at her side.

From Literature

For the rest of that night Karli lay there tossing and turning, sometimes delirious, and all three of us took turns to try to cool him.

From Literature