turn down

Example Sentences

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Nearly half of the cases turned down for those offenses were out of the New Jersey U.S. attorney’s office, which in the past has aggressively pursued alleged union corruption.

From Salon

"You just need to back off the throttle or turn down the battery and you charge the thing. So no more challenge in the high speed."

From BBC

Researchers say this new gene therapy works more like a precise volume control that turns down only the pain signal while leaving the rest of the brain unaffected.

From Science Daily

I turned down theater tickets at the Shed.

From The Wall Street Journal

After the man approached her in March last year, Kalekye turned down his invitation to meet up.

From BBC