turn on

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“They’re not perfect,” he said, adding, “you can’t walk into someone’s phone and turn on all of these features.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

I take out my sketchbook, turn on the desk lamp, and begin writing all the mistakes I’ve made and what level of stupid they are.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko