Turn example sentences

"Turn" Example Sentences

1. The key turned in the lock.
2. She turned her head to look out of the window.
3. The pupils of her eyes turned to saucers when she saw the ghost.
4. The handle turned with ease.
5. It was his turn to do the washing up.
6. He turned up late for the meeting.
7. The prisoners turned against their jailers.
8. The sun will soon turn the snow to water.
9. Her feet turned inwards when she walked.
10. The painter turned to face me.
11. As I turned the page, I noticed a stain on the paper.
12. I turn left at the first junction.
13. She turned her back on her family.
14. The engine is turning over but will not start.
15. The cake mixture turned out well.
16. I turned down the offer of a second helping.
17. Moss grows on the north side of the tree which helps you turn in the right direction.
18. Her face turned red with embarrassment.
19. I turned out the lights before leaving the room.
20. As I turned the corner, I bumped into an old friend.
21. Her frown turned into a smile.
22. The soup turned sour.
23. The detective work helped turn the case around.
24. There is enough fabric to turn up a hem on the trousers.
25. The workmen soon turned the derelict building into a factory.
26. Crime has turned that part of the city into a no-go area at night.
27. The patient's condition has turned critical.
28. His rude behavior soon turned the crowd against him.
29. Turn left at the lights and it's the third house on the right.
30. She often turns a blind eye to his foolish behavior.
31. The local council plans to turn the abandoned railway into a cycle path.
32. The demonstration soon turned violent.
33. The coin turned up heads.
34. The tide has turned in our favor at last.
35. The economy is finally starting to turn around.
36. She turned the music up loud to drown out the noise.
37. The boss soon turned his attention to me.
38. I had to turn away to hide my tears.
39. The woman turned pale at the sight of blood.
40. Winter has finally turned to spring.
41. Public opinion has turned against nuclear power.
42. The captain decided to turn the ship around and head for shore.
43. The book I wrote failed to turn a profit.
44. The suspect quickly turned state's evidence.
45. His sudden wealth soon turned his head.
46. I had nothing better to do, so I turned on the TV.
47. They decided to turn the farm into a restaurant.
48. His playful manner soon turned flirtatious.
49. I was surprised the recipe turned out so well.
50. The injury turned out to be more serious than they thought.
51. The soup has now turned too thick.
52. The weather will soon turn colder as autumn arrives.
53. I want to turn farming into a full-time career.
54. The plot took an interesting turn near the end.
55. Her fortunes quickly turned for the better.
56. The young girl soon turned into a beautiful woman.
57. I had to turn my collar up against the cold wind.
58. My anger quickly turned to regret.
59. He turned away the beggar without giving him any money.
60. The child soon turned the stranger's kindness against him.

Common Phases

take a turn for the worse
turn the tide
turns of phrase
turn the page
turn a new leaf
turn up the heat
turn of events
turn of speed
turn of mind
turn a blind eye
turn heads
turn into
turn down
turn left/right
turn over
turn on/off
turn up the volume
turn on the TV
turn the corner