How to Use turn in in a Sentence

turn in

verb
  • Then turn in front of the flames and try to collect the drippings.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The case turns in part on a clause that’s found in no other treaty in Canada.
    Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • This next turn in the streaming wars is going to get pricey.
    Monica Chin, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Do the two of you intend to keep making these big left turns in the future?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024
  • That song just hit 1 billion streams on YouTube, the same day our writer turned in the script.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The ballots would then be collected by jail staff and turned in to the mailroom.
    Jake Sheridan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But there was never like a thing of we’re signing some contract to turn in a song.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The iPhone 15 is hitting store shelves next week, but not all Apple lovers are ready to turn in their old phones just yet.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Jean Bartholomew had the best round of the day, turning in a 69 that moved her up to a tie for ninth place with amateur Terrill Samuel.
    Jodom, oregonlive, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Small groups of men and women await their turn in a gray-walled room, at a table laid with capless pens.
    Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
  • State police said the helmet – and the attached camera – was found on the lake shore and turned in to troopers Monday.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • And in a sign of what was to come, Hoeft turned in a stellar performance in a stock-picking contest at school.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The church tower came into view and Mr. O’Shea turned in to a churchyard bordered by cypress and yew trees.
    Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Even on a pure leisure trip like this one—where, rest assured, a very good time was had—the wheels were always turning in Gourdet's head.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Luckily for those bosses, the tides seem to be turning in their favor.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Akers’ absence Sunday was the latest turn in a saga that dates to last season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • That means campaigns can reach out to voters directly and remind them to turn in their votes.
    Don Gonyea, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Up 21-6, Diehl turned in his most impressive play of the night on La Jolla’s fourth possession.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The saga of the investigation took another strange turn in the spring.
    Devlin Barrett and Perry Stein, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But Carter turns in a strong game on the ground, and MSU’s defense generates two critical turnovers to set up put-away scores in the second half.
    Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Sunday, for example, the new-look offense turned in a mostly sharp game.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • However, a new report suggests that the tides may be turning in the year ahead—at least in certain cities.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Tania Boonstra was first to the turn in 2022, only to be caught and passed by eventual winner Rose Conway on the return portion of the race.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 July 2023
  • Vaz turned in a web gem against the Los Angeles Angels on February 25.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Even tiny bumps and turns in the track cause the velocity to fluctuate, and your body can easily feel it.
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Jackson, who was new to the AFC championship, turned in a mediocre performance, at best.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • But somehow, Butler is still on pace to turn in one of the most efficient shooting seasons of his NBA career.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Clifford elected to start Ish Smith on Sunday, and the veteran turned in three points, four assists and three rebounds.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of turning in to the driveway, my father pointed out my window.
    Safiya Sinclair, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023

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