turned in; turning in; turns in
1
: to make an entrance by turning from a road or path
2
: to go to bed
turned in early
Examples of turn-in in a Sentence
Verb
turned in the banned assault rifle to the police
it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in
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Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The church hosted a gun turn-in and gun lock giveaway throughout much of Wednesday.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Krueger turned in the medical screening form noting that Thomas had asthma.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Noun
Even at a modest warm-up pace, Feeling the chassis turn-in to corners, modulating the brakes, and letting the mighty S52 pull me out of corner-exit with assured low-end torque was quite smile-inducing.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The church hosted a gun turn-in and gun lock giveaway throughout much of Wednesday.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Verb
Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Krueger turned in the medical screening form noting that Thomas had asthma.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
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“Turn-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn-in. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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