turn on
Example Sentences
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This larger portion includes many of the control switches that determine when genes turn on and how strongly they act.
From Science Daily
The tide can quickly turn on cruise stocks—as it has done in recent months.
From Barron's
Her brother feels it every time he puts on a jacket or turns on the hot water in the shower.
From Los Angeles Times
Calvin turned on East Las Flores Drive, threading under the canopy of crape myrtles, pines and deodar cedars, and pulled up to his Midcentury ranch home and ran next door to check on his mom.
From Los Angeles Times
“When the lines finally go in the ground, and the water turns on, it’s life changing,” she said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
