How to Use take turns in a Sentence

take turns

idiomatic phrase
Definition of take turnsnext
  • At the end of that song, the brothers take turns singing the hook.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The hosts will take turns hosting episodes of the 12-episode series.
    — Ebony Williams, ajc, 1 Sep. 2023
  • And Bono and Brian Eno would take turns kind of posing in it.
    — Lo Carmen, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The brothers took turns flying the plane three more times that same day to get used to the controls.
    — Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Everyone takes turns being the judge to pick the best one each round.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Staffers would take turns handling the phones when others had to get up to use the bathroom.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
  • In the clip, the pair took turns singing popular songs while the other donned a pair of headphones.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Each side will take turns shooting the ball from the penalty spot as the goalkeeper tries to stop the shot.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • At the end of the scene, the Russian and the Ukrainian take turns humping each other from behind.
    — Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Glo’s team takes turns at the range; her publicist’s attempt flies against the cage with a loud clang.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 14 July 2023
  • A couple of sailors took turns riding a motor bike back and forth across the bridge in the bright sunshine.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
  • In the first phase of the game, players take turns creating a map by laying out tiles.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Backed by a full band, the duo took turns belting out the lyrics before joining forces for the chorus.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Holmes and others on the mammal staff take turns feeding and holding the infant around the clock.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Chien and Wu take turns swishing the meat around in the hot broth, then dunking the slices into their prepared sauces.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Your kids can take turns batting them down one at a time or all at once for a splashing good time.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Mar. 2024
  • After the egg hatches, the parents take turns waddling dozens of miles to and from the ocean to feed their hungry chick.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Along The proud papa and one of his grandsons take turns making music on a drum.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The dancers, emboldened by the spotlight, take turns vogueing and cat-walking down the stages.
    — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Sometimes relatives wait in line to use the bathroom and take turns sleeping on the floor.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The workers had to take turns sleeping on the limited number of beds.
    — Selene Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022
  • The volunteers then took turns carrying Bruno down the mountain for two-and-a-half miles.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
  • At the May 7 meeting of the Board of Directors, two people spoke against it, while 22 took turns speaking for it.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 June 2024
  • The closet didn't have windows and the students took turns barricading the door, which did not have a lock.
    — Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
  • The other woman alleged Combs and singer Aaron Hall took turns raping her and her friend in the early Nineties.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Staff at the wildlife center have been taking turns feeding the kit every two to four hours, all while wearing the fox mask.
    — Denise Lavoie, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Outside, her students take turns trying the glasses on and looking up at the sun.
    — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Four students take turns with the bearded dragon for the duration of the outbound trip.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Joe then moved to the Bahamas, where his daughters take turns visiting him.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • For the first couple of weeks of the summer holidays, my kids were glued to the machine, taking turns as the scores crept ever higher.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024

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