How to Use turntable in a Sentence

turntable

noun
  • Neil took the tree back to his turntable and stared at it for a while.
    — Robert Moor, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Like a turntable, Herc’s life has sped up and slowed down in the decades since.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Turn on the turntable, lower the arm, flip the record over to side 2.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2023
  • There’s even a turntable in one corner where guests can choose their own vinyl to play.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The rest of the time, vintage vinyl is on the turntable behind the bar.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Guests can borrow kayaks and vinyl records to play on in-room turntables.
    — Karen Herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2017
  • The new turntable is designed to be easy to use and has a modern sleek look.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Two turntables and a string section?
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
  • There are turntables and sound equipment.
    — Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • So the compromise was to build it on a turntable and only build half of it.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In the digital era, turntables have learned a lot of new tricks.
    — Jesse Will, WSJ, 4 May 2017
  • As part of a cute breakfast bar on your sideboard, fill the turntable with teas and jam for guests.
    — Popular Science, 23 June 2020
  • The turntables and sound system have been unplugged and the lights turned on.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
  • But turntables have nothing to do with radio, right?
    — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • Kids can swap Ariel’s tail out for a dress and place her on a turntable to see her dance and spin around.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 5 June 2023
  • Part of the newer style includes a mid-mount ladder turntable rather than a rear mount.
    — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 24 June 2019
  • But with the rise of turntables, people have started to come in and look at things.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2026
  • If this sounds intriguing, just be prepared to spend a fair deal of cash on the turntable.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 June 2021
  • The all-in-one turntable with a modern look played my classic vinyl with great success.
    — Gregg Ellman, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021
  • In front of it a young man ran a turntable at a gold mirror booth with a pair of slim black floor speakers.
    — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At the end of the line, operators had to get off the car and push it around on the turntable.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Load the tallest stuff in the center of the turntable and the smaller, lower items around the edge.
    — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Jan would place the record on the turntable, count the spaces between the grooves and drop the needle.
    — jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Place the turntable in the dishwasher or wash it by hand with sudsy water and a non-scratch scrub sponge.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 31 May 2023
  • For twinkle lights that catch my eye and Bing Crosby on the turntable.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Then Ridley could use the same background and turn it round on the turntable.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The whole system was mounted on a turntable that spins as the vehicle moves down the road.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The turntable also leads to lots of dramatic walking in place.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Add a turntable into the mix and let Heddon beam the vinyl goodness around the home.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Lastly, don't forget to take out the turntable from the inside to clean this area also.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026

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