turn down

Example Sentences

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So I just try to turn down my worry and just be so grateful in the moment, which is not always easy for me because I can live with a lot of anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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

As someone who minored in journalism, he’d always loved writing, but ChatGPT’s efficiency gains were hard to turn down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“You can’t turn down offers like that! Do you want this project to survive or not?”

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman