How to Use take turns in a Sentence

take turns

idiomatic phrase

• 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
• As the furry animals scurry in and out of sight and up a small tree, Kailyn and her partner take turns giving fun facts about the tiny duo.
  — Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2024
• The show was focused on The Midnight Society, a group of tweens and teens who would gather around a campfire taking turns telling their scariest stories.
  — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Nov 2024