How to Use turn away in a Sentence

turn away

verb
  • Both times she was turned away.
    — ABC News, 24 May 2026
  • The head turn away from the mic.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Then, some of the boats were turned away.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • The rest would be turned away at the door.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Don't run and don't turn away from the bear.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Don't run and don't turn away from the bear.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Why were they being turned away?
    — Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Ships that fail the screening are turned away.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • My body turns away before my mind can catch up.
    — Valeng Cha, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Crepeau turned away four shots.
    — Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • Hassan turned away and stood in front of a closed shop.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
  • At the same time, people will not be turned away.
    — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Russell smiled, dropped his hand and turned away.
    — Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Get it before this deal turns away from your doorstep.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, they were turned away.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Lawyers for the House had urged the court to turn away the case.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
  • There’s even a wait list now — and some people are turned away.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
  • On his way to the market, he is turned away by an armed guard.
    — Zoey Poll, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2020
  • This wasn’t the kind of event that bruised your ego if you were turned away at the door.
    — Jessica Hoppe, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2023
  • But this is not the time to just tune out and turn away from your neighbor.
    — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • There are so many people in need of a place to park that most are turned away.
    — Rukmini Callimachi Ruth Fremson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Jankowski turned away at the last minute and Taveras flinched.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 29 July 2023
  • Her face turned away from anyone who might be watching.
    — Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • How can anyone turn away from the plight of a starving child?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
  • Both actors are turned away from the camera.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Those who are unable to pay for treatment will not be turned away.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
  • Healthy, stray cats that are picked up and brought to the shelter will be turned away.
    — Eva Flowe june 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
  • The Padres were turned away without adding to their two-run lead.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2024
  • The toddler had his head turned away as his mom snapped their photo.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 July 2025
  • Expect to be ignored, laughed at and turned away.
    — Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025

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