turn on
Example Sentences
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If a bat is inside your home, Curtis said, you should immediately open the windows and turn on all the lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“This industry does not turn on a dime.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
"We cannot just turn on the computer and it tell us who to sign and then we go sign them," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Adults build little accommodations for themselves all day long; we put the pills beside the toothbrush, buy the pre-cut fruit, turn on a podcast to make folding laundry bearable.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
He didn’t want to make it sound like he was still afraid now, but...“Can’t we turn on a light?”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
