How to Use take turns in a Sentence

take turns

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• His parents currently take turns staying awake at night to monitor him.
  — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
• Travis and Swift have taken turns playing the supportive partner.
  — Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026
• Patients eagerly take turns sitting in the barber’s chair, looking forward to a haircut.
  — ABC News, 30 June 2026
• Circles form beside drummers, and pairs take turns dancing in the middle, pirouetting around one another.
  — Armando Ledezma, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
• At one point, the couple could be seen standing in the audience while taking turns planting affectionate kisses on each other's cheeks.
  — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
• The mother and son took turns sitting in the cockpits of the historic military aircraft during their visit to the Royal Air Force base.
  — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
• Olivia and Albert never left their daughter alone overnight, taking turns sleeping in her room while caring for Irie's older sister, Faith, and keeping their small business afloat.
  — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
• Cardrooms have continued to offer blackjack and other banked games such as baccarat by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and by relying on third-party businesses that employ people to act as bankers.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
• Itanare, Flores and Luis Freites Arvilla would then take turns appearing to approach the ATM, insert a card and enter a PIN, withdraw cash, and then repeat the process.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 1 July 2026
• Over the next several hours, Luis Freites Arvilla, Itanare and Flores would take turns withdrawing cash from the machine, in some cases changing their clothes before approaching the same ATM multiple times.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 June 2026
• Written by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, SIX reimagines the six wives of King Henry VIII as pop stars who take turns telling their stories through a high-energy concert-style musical.
  — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026