turn
Example Sentences
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Wright worked with children’s digital-health nonprofit Screen Sanity to turn her daughter’s school in Leawood, Kan., into a massive landline pod.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Pacific time, it will be the sun’s turn to get eclipsed by the moon, with the spacecraft plunging into the darkness of the moon’s shadow for an hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The historical record suggests it won’t turn out differently.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
When stocks see strong gains, individual investors see this as an opportunity to sell and turn a quick profit.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
“Here, there’s room to turn around,” I said because we hadn’t been spotted yet.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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