turns down
Example Sentences
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Investors generally don’t like companies with extremely high payout ratios, because the risk is higher that the dividend will be cut or canceled if the business turns down.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
She won’t take fares farther than Petaluma, about 40 miles away from San Francisco, and turns down several requests for rides a day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Researchers say this new gene therapy works more like a precise volume control that turns down only the pain signal while leaving the rest of the brain unaffected.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
A turning point in Alan Roth’s script is when she turns down Forrest’s marriage proposal after living with him for a while.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2024
As she turns down the road to the colony, though, they aren’t who she sees first, and neither is Grandpa Ed.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
