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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There were additional chances, but the Royals were turned away in short order.
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Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
And Hurricane Erin is turning away from the United States – but still bringing harsh waves to the East Coast.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
And surely enough, the club’s focus soon turns away from their increasingly baffling cold case and onto a more pressing one.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Former negotiators and security chiefs have been blunt: the government has turned away from every viable offramp, playing even Trump in the process.
—Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
And Hurricane Erin is turning away from the United States – but still bringing harsh waves to the East Coast.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
And surely enough, the club’s focus soon turns away from their increasingly baffling cold case and onto a more pressing one.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Former negotiators and security chiefs have been blunt: the government has turned away from every viable offramp, playing even Trump in the process.
—Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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