take turns

Example Sentences

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She and her husband usually take turns pushing their 18-month-old daughter in a tricycle along the pathway and get their steps in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The room was so small, they had to take turns if they wanted to lie down, and placed a piece of cardboard over a sewer hole as a makeshift mattress.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 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

Two or three times during the night, as they take turns to go look at that picture, one of them will say her name.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison