turn aside
Example Sentences
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Then this week, it took the judge all of one day to turn aside Meadows’ request for an emergency stay of that ruling pending appeal.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2023
It was so lopsided, that at one point Shesterkin was forced to turn aside three shots after losing his stick behind the goal.
From Fox News ● Nov. 1, 2021
Her best stop came 20 seconds after Clark scored, when she held her ground to turn aside Hayley Scamurra’s backhander from in tight off a Canada turnover in its own end.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Buffalo’s Jack Eichel was the only player to convert in the shootout, spoiling a gritty effort by Vanecek, who had to turn aside five high-quality chances in a fast-paced overtime period.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2021
I turn aside and throw up onto a snowbank.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
