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 shelters and soup kitchens are full, with the Coalition to End Homelessness stating that homeless services have to turn away 1 in 5 people because there is so much need.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet returns alongside Zendaya and Florence Pugh as the film turns away from conquest and toward consequence.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
After Stalin died, in 1953, the holiday’s focus turned away from politics.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
All of it was evasion, an instinctive turning away from direct action on the things that matter.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2026
Timothée Chalamet returns alongside Zendaya and Florence Pugh as the film turns away from conquest and toward consequence.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
After Stalin died, in 1953, the holiday’s focus turned away from politics.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
All of it was evasion, an instinctive turning away from direct action on the things that matter.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 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 6 Jan. 2026.
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