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
He said by focusing on the poor the Church “asks us not to turn aside, not to be afraid to take a close look at the suffering of those most vulnerable.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021
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
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
But we need to acknowledge the existence of extended, patchy revolutions if we want to turn aside from politics and understand large-scale economic, social, intellectual and technological change.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
