turn on

Example Sentences

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Gabriel Sherman: I guess the darkest anecdote, or one of, I should say, is the way Rupert manipulated his children to turn on each other to advance his own agenda and aims.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

No one is predicting that Johnson will turn on the president — now.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

Most deals turn on timing, inventory and local competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

However, the same consistency does not seem to apply to the DNA that controls when genes turn on or off.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

John Mark seems agitated and distracted as he drives; he doesn’t even turn on the radio.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper