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took a turn in vs took a turn at

Both "took a turn in" and "took a turn at" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Took a turn in" is used when someone changes direction or path within a place, while "took a turn at" is used when someone has a chance to do something or try something.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 705 views

took a turn in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone changes direction or path within a place, such as a road, a building, or a park.

Examples:

He took a turn in the maze and got lost.
She took a turn in the hallway and found the restroom.
The car took a turn in the road and headed towards the mountains.

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I took a left turn in the Rostropovich.
His birthday celebration took a fatal turn in the VIP lounge of a bikini bar in Oxnard.
The UC management's strategy of dodging legal action took a further turn in 2001 when the company merged with the industrial group Dow.
The UC management's strategy of dodging legal action took a further turn in 2001 when the company merged with the industrial group Dow.
I know you're all right and a good woman at heart, even though you might have took a wrong turn in life.
The answer is that he couldn't have, not unless that bullet magically took a hard right turn in midair.
Things took a bad turn back in '88.
I took a wrong turn but in turn I think I found
Karen's health took a turn for the worse.
Clearly, things took a turn for the worse.
Yesterday, things took a turn for the worse.
Protecting our country had always been my dream, but my life took a turn.
The whole case just took a turn.
She took a turn for the worse when transferring here.
- Ann just took a turn for the worse.
Your prognosis just took a turn for the better.
And then it took a turn.
- And then things took a turn somehow.
She come looking for goods and things took a turn.
But Saturday night things took a turn.

Alternatives:

made a turn in
turned in
took a different path in
changed direction in

took a turn at

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when someone has a chance to do something or try something, like a task or an activity.

Examples:

She took a turn at solving the puzzle.
He took a turn at the wheel and drove the car.
They took a turn at playing the piano.

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Fugitives took a turn at the Marble Cross.
I'm telling you we took a wrong turn at that last village.
Apparently we took a wrong turn at some point last night.
Colbert's team took a wrong turn at the bridge.
Look like you took a wrong turn at Canal Street there, chief.
We were on the museum tour, and we took a wrong turn at the Saturn exhibit.
Would you believe we took a wrong turn at Albuquerque?
I think we took a wrong-turn at the pistons?
I took a right turn at confusion A left when I should've gone straight on through
It took kind of a weird turn at the end there.
Karen's health took a turn for the worse.
Clearly, things took a turn for the worse.
Yesterday, things took a turn for the worse.
Protecting our country had always been my dream, but my life took a turn.
The whole case just took a turn.
She took a turn for the worse when transferring here.
- Ann just took a turn for the worse.
Your prognosis just took a turn for the better.
And then it took a turn.
- And then things took a turn somehow.

Alternatives:

had a go at
tried their hand at
attempted
undertook

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