turn the pages
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
If you turn the pages hoping for answers, you won’t find them.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
After reading so many slipshod diaries called “novels,” what a pleasure it is to turn the pages of this consummate work of art.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
"We hope that the Afghans will turn the pages of suffering in favor of peace and prosperity," he added on Twitter.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2021
“Worked,” however, is the wrong verb: I could hardly turn the pages fast enough.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020
He observed her fingers, tipped with black nail polish, turn the pages of the book she was reading as she lounged on the fraying orange sofa.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
