How to Use turner in a Sentence

turner

noun
  • Sky will be a head-turner, too.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2025
  • This tongs and turner set from Oxo is ideal for firing up the grill.
    — Nicole Charky-Chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Use a thin pancake turner to transfer cookies to a wire rack.
    — WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Skims is back with another head-turner, with a shocking new line of thongs.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This dress by French brand, ba&sh is certainly a head turner.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • My father was a fitter and turner, fixing steam engines and trains.
    — Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2010
  • Style it alongside your go-to baggy jeans and chunky earrings, and become the head-turner of the hour.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But that the settlement included a vodka recipe was a head turner.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
  • But while the headline figure of peak speed is a head-turner, the more important goal is high sustained speed.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • While Grande's ethereal dress was nothing short of a dream, her new hair was the real head-turner.
    — Tessa Petak, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Dharod was credited with dreaming up a head-turner that made headlines.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • One of the guys was wearing nothing at all and had a bingo-ball turner strategically placed over his groin.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Products coming soon include a French press, chef’s knife, and griddle turner.
    — Eric Smith, Outside Online, 18 May 2021
  • While the Evora was a visually striking machine, this is a bona fide head turner.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
  • One in particular, a rose gold and bronze frock by Emilio Pucci was a head-turner.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Same goes for a durable spatula—from flipping burgers to shifting veggies over hot grates, a turner will take you far.
    — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • His five years tramping through the jungle collecting specimens is a page turner.
    — Monitor Readers, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2021
  • This holiday season, set aside the screen and pick up an actual page turner, or gift one to a worthy reader in your life.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Press them down with a heavy-duty metal turner, forcing that moisture to give way to gorgeous color and texture.
    — Bettina Makalintal, Bon Appétit, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Kitschy, whimsical, loud — this sweater is definitely a head-turner.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The set includes a ladle, a cooking spoon, and a turner, with flexible edges designed to get every last bit from pans and bowls.
    — Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Three wooden cooking tools (a wooden spoon, a slotted spoon, and a turner) are also included.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Jan. 2026
  • That included two 70-plus yard touchdown drives in the second half when one stop could have been a momentum-turner.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The actress’ bright yellow gown was a real head-turner as well, thanks to the cascading metallic fringe, which went from the neckline to the hem.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Yet while his power is a head turner, his presence behind the plate immediately wowed the Sox.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022
  • The town’s quiet demeanor is deceptive; the island’s history is a page turner.
    — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
  • Fry 3 minutes on each side, or until brown; turn carefully using 2 wide pancake turners.
    — Faye Levy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Fry 3 minutes on each side, or until brown; turn carefully using 2 wide pancake turners.
    — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
  • While Zauner’s dress was truly a head-turner, the details were equally impressive.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Harlan Coben thrillers are a different beast, the TV equivalent of a page turner.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Oct. 2021

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