How to Use turn in a Sentence

turn

1 of 2 verb

• He turned the key and opened the door.
• Turn the steering wheel all the way to the left.
• Someone turned the switch and the lights came on.
• They turned and walked away.
• He turned aside to let me pass.
• She turned to leave—but stopped.
• He turned himself around to see the back of his shirt in the mirror.
• The patient turned onto his side.
• She slowly turned the doorknob.
• The photographer asked her to turn slightly to her left.
• Sweating stops, and the skin will turn red, hot, and dry.
  — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
• Once the spine is removed, turn the bird over so the breasts are facing up.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2023
• All of the book’s major players get a chance to turn the tide of events in their favor.
  — B. D. McClay, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
• Dwayne Wade is a father of five, and his second to last child, Xavier, just turned 10.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Nov. 2023
• Detroit drove all the way to the Baltimore 6 to start the second half but turned the ball over on downs.
  — Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
• Watson turned the ball over three times in a 26-22 loss on Monday night to the Steelers.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
• If it’s not done to your liking, turn the soup back on and simmer a minute or two more.
  — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
• To use it, turn the dial at the top to the plus symbol, then select a heat setting.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
• That meant Navarro had to turn himself in to jail by 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
  — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
• When the pot has drained, replace it turning it a quarter turn.
  — Cindy Bruecks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
• But noting that his team has turned the ball over just eight times, Betofe likes his side’s chances.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• Smell If your tub of yogurt has truly turned foul, your nose will give it away.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
• Some questions may turn into Meghan’s column for The Post.
  — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• Gordon will turn 71 next month, and she’s made one of the most daring albums of her career.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
• Under the law, parents or guardians must place that money in a trust, which can be accessed when the child turns 18.
  — Fortesa Latifi, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
• Jared Goff turns 29 this season and is playing the best football of his career.
  — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
• The Bletchley Park efforts helped turn the tide of war and lay the groundwork for the modern computer.
  — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• Yet as the nights grow longer and the leaves begin to turn, many of them take off, reminding us that what is home for us was, to them, just a place to raise the kids.
  — Christoph Irmscher, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2023
• Then, of course, turning that into a ridiculous sendup.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2024
• Ideal for those who forget to turn it off each morning.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023

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turn

2 of 2 noun

• With a turn of the switch, the lights came back on.
• You have to wait your turn in line.
• Is it my turn yet?
• He tightened the screw with one last turn.
• Give the wheel another turn.
• Take a left-hand turn at the next intersection.
• This in turn spells the end of Touch ID on the front of any iPhone.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• And that in turn leaves the impact of the Fed’s QT a question mark.
  — Liz Capo McCormick, Fortune, 10 July 2023
• And that, in turn, might be able to tell you where your skin needs TLC.
  — Deanna Pai, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
• But now the world has opened itself back up again and in turn so have we.
  — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 6 July 2023
• And the form cities take has, in turn, been shifted by empires.
  — Simon Curtis and Ian Klaus, Foreign Affairs, 27 Nov. 2023
• Trey, in turn, loved his siblings and was close with all of them, Bay said.
  — Dakin Andone, CNN, 23 Oct. 2023
• In turn, those storms could fuel stronger wind events like the one behind the Maui fires.
  — CBS News, 14 Aug. 2023
• This, in turn, made for faster ships and greater fuel savings.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
• The 22-year-old’s warm tone and emotive belting earned her a swift four-chair turn from the coaches.
  — USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
• Biden's team in turn has highlighted the 77-year-old Trump's own flubs on the campaign trail.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
• In turn, people regard him highly enough to speak his name in the right rooms.
  — Katrina Miller, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• This, in turn, helps keep sand dunes and beach ecosystems stable.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
• These findings, in turn, formed the basis for the new and more expansive study.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
• In turn, some students in the U.S. worry about backlash here.
  — Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• At every turn, eateries are dubbed the crown jewel or the hidden gem of a city.
  — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
• But that in turn requires the appeals court panel to decide, and the 5th Circuit has yet to do that.
  — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• This, in turn, will help to restore trust in public service.
  — Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
• That mindset at the time [of Ishi] took a big turn toward this collective lament.
  — Brad Sanders, SPIN, 10 Apr. 2024
• And that chatter, in turn, led Kat to pull throw herself into the pit once more — this time the viper pit that is Twitter.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2023
• Return to oven, and broil just until shrimp turn pink, 3 to 5 minutes.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
• For all the twists and turns of the last year, Lyman sees opportunity.
  — Byallie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
• In turn, siblings and cousins may help care for aging parents.
  — Alice Sun, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2024
• In turn, Karina has brought Keanu to her own red carpets.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2023
• Rogers made an aggressive move with about 250 meters to go, and had the lead coming off the final turn.
  — oregonlive, 9 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024