How to Use turn signal in a Sentence

turn signal

noun
  • Slow down, and turn on your hazard light or right turn signal.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025
  • The only other faux pas was the turn signal stalk, which has a wiper button on its end.
    — Tribune News Service, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • 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 man was also cited for weaving and not using a turn signal.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • From podcasts to directions — even the turn signal wasn’t clicking.
    — Alex Cranz, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Enlarge / Don't be that guy who leaves the turn signal flashing for the next several miles.
    — Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Merely activate the turn signal, and the Suburban changes lanes on its own.
    — cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • After waiting with their turn signal on, the driver was finally let in by a black Honda.
    — Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
  • One feature that is new to Lincoln is the turn signal view that shows the view from the side camera when the turn signal is engaged.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Paddle shifters are oddly shaped and positioned in front of the turn signal indicator.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 20 July 2025
  • 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
  • Lane departure mitigation warns the driver of a lane departure when a turn signal isn’t used.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Could Chartier have invented the sequential turn signal or at the very least given Ford the idea for it?
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • This young man had apparently seen my left turn signal and my hapless attempt to slip into the ripping current of left-turners.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • The headlight cluster has some rather intricate detailing, as does the turn signal embedded in the end of either side mirror.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2023
  • 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 traffic stop unfolded after Simmons allegedly drove through a red light in Dorchester and failed to use a turn signal.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
  • Hands-Free Lane Change Assist enables lane changes when the driver activates the turn signal.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
  • Whether your partner can’t stand loud chewing or hates when drivers fail to use their turn signal, everyone ultimately has that one little thing that really grinds their gears.
    — Zoë Hecht, Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • On highways and freeways, when changing lanes or turning — if another motorist is about and could be affected by a maneuver — using a turn signal is a must.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 16 May 2025
  • No turn signal stalk is visible behind the wheel, with Tesla instead opting for capacitive buttons.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023
  • The system can also automatically change lanes in traffic by using a soft-touch turn signal application.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to hands-free driving, Super Cruise can also change lanes automatically or with the tap of the turn signal.
    — Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

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