turn on

Example Sentences

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He added he would "never be able to comprehend" why Baroness Lawrence had decided to "turn on" the Daily Mail, which campaigned on the Lawrence family's behalf.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

“Every time he would turn on the TV, it would be to watch very old things,” he remembers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Hemani’s answer is that constitutional rights cannot turn on analogies that survive only because the categories have been defined so broadly that the distinctions disappear.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

But when the inevitably cutthroat social dynamics of in-groups and out-groups lead the other players to turn on comedian Ron Funches, not even the ice-blooded Rausch can live with himself.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Just when I thought I’d gathered myself together, Chase’s face would flash in front of me and the faucet would turn on all over again.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson