turn the pages

Example Sentences

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If you turn the pages hoping for answers, you won’t find them.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022

"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

The writer Janet Fitch says the author’s ultimate goal is to give readers a pleasurable inner conflict, wanting to turn the pages faster while also lingering on each beautifully written sentence.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2020

“Worked,” however, is the wrong verb: I could hardly turn the pages fast enough.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2020

I turn the pages slowly, doing my best not to attract attention with the rustling sound of pages turning.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi