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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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 Later Saturday, Wiseman and Glover planned to take a turn at manually piloting the Orion capsule to help engineers better understand how the spacecraft performs in flight and to provide hands-on feedback for future Artemis astronauts. William Harwood, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 Things take a turn when Floyd is found dead at a community pool, three miles from his house, with a risqué magazine next to him. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026 However, things take a turn when Zendaya’s character makes a shocking reveal about her past. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 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 22 Jul. 2026.

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