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using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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Kahlina turned away five shots for Charlotte (3-2-2) after entering with a league-high 32 saves.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Home surveillance footage showed the coyote come up behind the little boy as he was turned away, unaware of the wild animal approaching him.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Investors also see the potential for a good return in the purchase of apartment properties, having turned away from the troubled office market.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Home surveillance footage showed the coyote come up behind the little boy as he was turned away, unaware of the wild animal approaching him.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Investors also see the potential for a good return in the purchase of apartment properties, having turned away from the troubled office market.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
Instead, Neuer plunged down, jutted out a wrist of steel, and Mbappe turned away, eyes wide in disbelief.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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 13 Apr. 2026.
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