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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Harper and Martinez said that their organizations never turn away pantry donations.
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
But when Sarah goes to the hospital to drop off a card for Dinah, she’s turned away by weirdly hostile staffers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Both actors are turned away from the camera.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The Panthers tried Schmid 11 times -- include a Grade A look by Rodrigues that Schmid turned away with his stick.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
But when Sarah goes to the hospital to drop off a card for Dinah, she’s turned away by weirdly hostile staffers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Both actors are turned away from the camera.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The Panthers tried Schmid 11 times -- include a Grade A look by Rodrigues that Schmid turned away with his stick.
—Adam H. Beasley, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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