How to Use turn signal in a Sentence

turn signal

noun
  • The new controllers would also allow a yield turn signal.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This could result in a loss of reverse lights, tail lights, brake lights and turn signal lights function.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The system is designed not to issue an alert when the turn signal is engaged.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • On the turn signal stalk, there’s a switch that turns my high beams on and off automatically.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • When engaging the turn signal, a camera pops up on the display showing drivers the space around the vehicle.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 May 2025
  • In the video, the driver turns on her turn signal and moves into the opposite side of the road before appearing to stop in the middle of two lanes.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • In some cases the false alarms were triggered by such things as changing lanes without using a turn signal and looking over their shoulder, thus taking their eyes off the road ahead.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In the final minute, the turn signal becomes muffled and increasingly distant, as faint radio music gives way to static and wind sounds.
    — Julie Walsh, Artforum, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the infractions are also relatively minor, from failing to use a turn signal to a citation for a loud party.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
  • For Nautilus vehicles, the device can also cause the rear tail light, rear turn signal and rear position light to fail, Ford said.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The system can also automatically change lanes in traffic by using a soft-touch turn signal application.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • According to police, the van was also traveling eastbound and was attempting to make a lawful right turn into a driveway with a turn signal activated when the crash occurred.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Even Tesla has required drivers to hit the turn signal to trigger Autopilot’s automatic lane-changing feature.
    — Philip E. Ross, IEEE Spectrum, 13 July 2016
  • At the intersection of North Green Hills Drive, the statement said, the driver activated a turn signal, then canceled it and kept going straight ahead.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026
  • The recall for the Corvettes is due to a fault in the vehicle's rear turn signal, which NHTSA says could stop working without the driver being aware of the fault.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • His family says Wade's life changed in September 2025, when he was pulled over for failing to use a turn signal in Conyers and arrested for driving without a license.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The dual front lighting configuration was tossed out, for example; the LED outlines visible there serve as both the DRL and turn signal.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The discovery was made Wednesday, June 17, in Whiteville, after officers pulled over a 62-year-old driver for a turn signal violation, police said in a news release.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
  • In March, Ford issued a recall for F-150 trucks, as well as the Maverick, Ranger, and more, due to a trailer module software issue that could stop trailer turn signal indicators, brake lamps, and even brakes from functioning properly.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • According to a survey published this summer by online marketplace Lending Tree, 55% of American drivers admit to experiencing road rage, often triggered by gripes such as adjacent motorists texting while driving, tailgating, going too slowly or not using a turn signal.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025

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