Examples of turn away in a Sentence
using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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The golden calf famously enraged Moses, showing that the Israelites had turned away from God and were unfaithful in Moses’s absence.
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Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Kerfoot has expressed a desire to keep the team in Vancouver, but of the 40 or so potential suitors who have expressed interest in buying the club, most have turned away after taking a look at the team’s finances.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Thunder players on the bench quickly turned away when Vanderbilt’s finger was exposed to them.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Florida women who have experienced pregnancy complications told the Sun Sentinel they are being turned away from emergency departments — until their conditions worsen, even when profusely bleeding.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026
Kerfoot has expressed a desire to keep the team in Vancouver, but of the 40 or so potential suitors who have expressed interest in buying the club, most have turned away after taking a look at the team’s finances.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Thunder players on the bench quickly turned away when Vanderbilt’s finger was exposed to them.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Florida women who have experienced pregnancy complications told the Sun Sentinel they are being turned away from emergency departments — until their conditions worsen, even when profusely bleeding.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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