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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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The Chicago Police Department is hosting another gun turn-in event this weekend.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The political arm of labor groups, the Missouri Workers Center and Stand Up KC, turned in more than 4,500 signatures to try to force a public vote on the stadium proposal.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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Noun
The Supreme Court found that the campaign’s signature turn-in did not block the new map.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The Chicago Police Department is hosting another gun turn-in event this weekend.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Verb
And the whole world turns in darker, darker directions, because of similar decisions made in Germany and other countries.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
The political arm of labor groups, the Missouri Workers Center and Stand Up KC, turned in more than 4,500 signatures to try to force a public vote on the stadium proposal.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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“Turn-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn-in. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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