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
Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Breaking out with a memorable turn in A24’s horror hit Talk to Me, which brought them their second AACTA Award nomination, Terakes can currently be seen playing Jeri Blood in the Marvel series Ironheart airing on Disney+.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 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
Warren, called up from Triple-A Syracuse earlier in the day to provide the bullpen with a fresh arm, turned in a strong effort with 2 2/3 innings pitched in a 4-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Breaking out with a memorable turn in A24’s horror hit Talk to Me, which brought them their second AACTA Award nomination, Terakes can currently be seen playing Jeri Blood in the Marvel series Ironheart airing on Disney+.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 June 2025
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“Turn-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn-in. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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