using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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Gaza has cast a long shadow over the Venice Film Festival this year, starting with some uncomfortable questions about the conflict for this year’s jury and culminating in a march that was ultimately turned away from the festival’s Ground Zero.—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 The brain is surrounded by a layer of tightly joined cells, called the blood-brain barrier, that acts as a bouncer turning away any substances deemed unworthy of accessing our most precious resource.—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025 California Highway Patrol officers at D’Oro Court and Deer Valley Road turned away a near-constant stream of cars when the evacuation order was still in effect.—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The move follows recent calls for Democrats to turn away AIPAC money as the war in Gaza continues.—Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turn away
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