be turned on to
Example Sentences
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There are plentiful sources of crude all over the world, but not much spare capacity that can quickly be turned on to fill the gap.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
“We think in order for students to be turned on to learning, they have to be turned onto living. The living is sometimes the most important,” Saldaña said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
They come with small, medium, and large silicone ear tips to ensure a comfy fit that seals out ambient noise, though transparency mode can be turned on to let the outside world back in.
From The Verge ● Aug. 20, 2021
Producers and executives at Comedy Central may already be turned on to this.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2015
He was quite decorative, and could be turned on to talk newspaper politics to dull men, pretty platitudes to plain women; to make himself generally useful, and altogether to help things to go.
From The Limit by Ada Leverson
