turned over a new leaf
Example Sentences
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The bank said it had learned valuable lessons and had turned over a new leaf.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2022
Does that sound like these organizations have turned over a new leaf and become more “athlete-centered?”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2021
Perhaps he has turned over a new leaf.
From Golf Digest • Feb. 7, 2020
Germany’s largest lender has also sought to highlight it has turned over a new leaf, with a TV ad campaign last month under the banner: “A new era requires new banking”.
From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2017
They didn’t smile or nod or look approvingly at me in that heartwarming way teachers always do in made-for-TV movies when the troubled student has turned over a new leaf.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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