turn down

Example Sentences

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Winning the FA Cup would turn down the noise, secure European qualification and offer bragging rights - but many of the deeper cracks will likely take years to fix.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“It’s not like we can call parents for backup care. I had to turn down the job.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Polls and other research show that the American people want the nation’s leaders to turn down the political temperature.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

It feels a little big, but they got a good deal on it and I wasn’t going to turn down a free car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Not to keep reaching inside me to turn down the light while at the same time reaching into Noah to turn his to full brightness.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson