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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Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Normally, having all that heft at the bow doesn’t bode well for overall handling; keeping it down low and between the axles behooves good turn-in response, chassis communication, overall grip, the works.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Steinfeld earned her first Oscar nomination at just 14 years old for her turn in True Grit.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The Chicago Police Department is hosting gun turn-in events on Saturday.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Normally, having all that heft at the bow doesn’t bode well for overall handling; keeping it down low and between the axles behooves good turn-in response, chassis communication, overall grip, the works.
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
Her sultry and disquieting turn in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (2010) earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
Steinfeld earned her first Oscar nomination at just 14 years old for her turn in True Grit.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Turn-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn-in. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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