turn down

Example Sentences

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Turn down the crowd mic with its fake “excitement” noise so we can hear the call of the game!

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2023

Turn down the temperature with the Department of Justice, Kise — a former Florida solicitor general — counseled his famously combative client, people familiar with the deliberations said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2022

“Turn up the music / Turn down the lights / I’ve got a feeling / I’m gon’ be all right / OK, all right, it’s about damn time,” she sings along to bouncy choreography.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Turn down his attempts to engage you in conversation.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2017

Turn down a glass afore his place; Draw up the dog-eared chair; For though we shall not see his face, I think he will be here Our wedding day to share.

From Miscellany of Poetry 1919 by Seymour, W. Kean