turn on

Example Sentences

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“This is a sentiment market and sentiment can change quickly. This could turn on a heartbeat.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“When it gets hot in the summer, I turn on the water once a month,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

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

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

"Remind me how to turn on the TV, Say-So. Don't seem to wanna work for me," Cinder would say, pointing the case he kept his eyeglasses in at the television screen.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds