turning aside
Example Sentences
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Grubauer would be a busy man through the first two periods, turning aside 25 of 27 shots.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
Asked afterward to reflect on his decision to seek the mayor’s office — after turning aside the contest in earlier years — the candidate choked up and began to cry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
The Capitals rookie was solid, turning aside 27 of 30 shots, but Washington's offense struggled in a 4-2 loss at Madison Square Garden.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2021
Chicago’s Corey Crawford dropped to 7-12-2 despite turning aside 26 of 28 shots.
From Reuters ● Jan. 8, 2020
Iorek’s was in much better condition, for all its ugliness: dented, but intact, standing up far better to the great sledgehammer blows of the bear-king, and turning aside those brutal six-inch clam.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
