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 Supreme Court turned away Virginia’s appeal on Monday that sought to quash a challenge to the state’s lifetime voting ban for people convicted of felonies, allowing the lawsuit to move ahead toward trial.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 June 2025
In one episode of the Netflix series, a cheerleading hopeful is turned away for being too short while Finglass and other cheerleaders discuss the modern rule book.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 21 June 2025
The 6-foot-4 left-handed slugger turned away, and the pitch hit him in the back of the shoulder and his upper arm, which is his pitching arm.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
That’s why this campaign turns away from confrontation and toward connection.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 June 2025
In one episode of the Netflix series, a cheerleading hopeful is turned away for being too short while Finglass and other cheerleaders discuss the modern rule book.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 21 June 2025
The 6-foot-4 left-handed slugger turned away, and the pitch hit him in the back of the shoulder and his upper arm, which is his pitching arm.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
That’s why this campaign turns away from confrontation and toward connection.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for turn away
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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