How to Use turn around and (do something) in a Sentence

turn around and (do something)

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  • Fish through all of them and then turn around and start bouncing through them again.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 9 May 2024
  • Having to turn around and walk away from his dream still keeps him awake at night.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The cop told me to turn around and step over the crash barrier.
    Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The guests decide to turn around and stay on the ship, which seems like a safe choice.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
  • So, Watts’ had the driver turn around and bring her back to set.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The ferry was forced to turn around and head back to Lewes for the night.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Ruby reaches out her arms as the woman starts to turn around and face her.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 25 May 2024
  • So the industry needs to turn around and say, thank you people.
    Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2025
  • From the falls, most hikers turn around and return to the trailhead.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
  • In that scenario, the crew probably wouldn’t be able to turn around and go back.
    Emmanuel Urquieta, The Conversation, 31 July 2023
  • In such an instance, they were supposed to turn around and come back to Earth.
    ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Back away and allow space for the mountain lion to move away and don’t turn around and run.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Brown starts to leave but appears to turn around and move toward the guard who then shoots him, the video shows.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 26 May 2023
  • Brown starts to leave but appears to turn around and move toward the guard, who then shoots him, the video shows.
    Veronica Miracle, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Banks then turn around and pass those higher costs on to their customers in the form of steeper loan rates.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • As the robber catches up, Alex and his sister turn around and stop.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 June 2024
  • Then to have to turn around and say goodbye, and finally go back to the future.
    Sharareh Drury, Variety, 23 June 2023
  • Participants inbound for the event should turn around and head home.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2023
  • So, Kate and Tyler turn around and walk off in pursuit of more tornadoes.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 July 2024
  • Acting as though your victimhood gives you the right to turn around and bully others isn’t a good look!
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Americans who might encounter a roadblock are encouraged to turn around and get to a safe area.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Why pay for Cousins only to turn around and go large on another QB?
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
  • Mitrofanov then told her to turn around and look at the cheering crowd that was on its feet in appreciation.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Naturally, Renner’s next instinct was to turn around and run all the way back up.
    Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • Oftentimes his sister could show him something that Couch could turn around and replicate.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2024
  • As a result, the plane had to turn around and go back to Perth, which meant that the pilot was forced to dump some fuel to land.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
  • To avoid interacting with a wild animal at a close distance, turn around and go the other way.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
  • Some parents walk their kids into the busy street to avoid the bear, while others just turn around and watch, seemingly unfazed.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 30 May 2023
  • Preparation gives you time to turn around and see a double rainbow in the other direction.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 31 July 2024
  • Heavyweights eat the middleweights, who turn around and gobble up the lightweights — college football’s new circle of life.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2024

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