take a turn

phrase

old-fashioned
: to go for a short walk or ride
They took a turn through the park.

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But things will take a turn on their wedding night, when a portal opens to another dimension. Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Aug. 2026 The characters’ emotions take a turn for the worse when Mark takes a phone call one night outside of a pool. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 But things take a turn for the worse when outside noise begins to weigh on their relationship. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 Yet things truly take a turn one day after Miguel stumbles upon a boy, Felipe (Yago Andreu), chained beneath the old water tank near the witch’s old, run-down house. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for take a turn

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“Take a turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20turn. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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