How To Use Turn in In A Sentence

There is a great deal of irresponsible leading going on and a downturn in the economy will expose it hurting all concerned.
I'm not going to turn into a raving fundamentalist.
What is already a political embarrassment could turn into an economic nightmare. Times, Sunday Times
A move to the relative anonymity of Los Angeles, where AA meetings turn into celebrity hang-outs, became inevitable.
Religious publications also appear to have weathered the downturn in religious practice.

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That's what I call a thoroughly grammatical lady," said Sal, looking after her until a turn in the road hid her from view, "and I shall try to be resigned, though the vital spark leaves this house when Mary goes. The English Orphans
The idea that s. 8 protects an individuals’s privacy in garbage until the last unpaid bill rots into dust, or the incriminating letters turn into muck and are no longer decipherable, is to my mind too extravagant to contemplate. SCC: No Privacy Interest in Things We Throw Out : Law is Cool
Santelli, who will present new research findings next week at a meeting of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, says his study — to be published later this year — shows a downturn in contraceptive use since 2003. Unmarried women boost record '07 U.S. birth rate
Unless they get something in return - like the abolition of car tax - road pricing could turn into road rage. The Sun
Your inspired ideas for a home makeover could turn into a hot career. The Sun
Not without a painful emotion of impending danger, as I watched the stellular reflections dancing in the rushing river, did I wander on in the wake of a group of pack-ponies, and took my turn in being assisted over the broken chasms by the muleteers. Across China on Foot
Not surprisingly, the twistiness of the daffodil was much higher (fourteen times higher, in fact) than its bendiness, explaining why these plants are far more likely to turn in the wind than to bend over.
Woods birdied the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th but dropped a shot on the 9th to reach the turn in 33, three under par. KJ Choi seizes lead to eclipse Tiger Woods' fine start in California
The sharp downturn in the US economy has brought a rude awakening to many in the IT sector.
Whenever he does that, he always alerts the foreladies and they in turn intensify supervision.
They say reporting suspected illegals over the Web will result in people being mistakenly fingered, or let people with a grudge turn in innocent victims.
If I don't work out, I turn into a puddle of unsightly pudge.
Tech companies blame the sharp downturn in their industry for the big write-offs.
The shop and cafe were once a thriving business and despite a recent upturn in fortunes, a three-year period of losses have led to charity chiefs deciding it is no longer financially viable.
Repeated infections can lead to increased malnutrition which in turn increases susceptibility to further infection; this may be referred to as the diarrhoea-malnutrition cycle. Chapter 3
Examples of this include companies that are extracting the petroleum from discarded plastic bottles and using it to create the polyester fibers that they turn into sportswear, and those producing synthetic gypsum roughly 20 percent of U.S. raw gypsum use from the byproduct of manufacturing and energy-generating processes, primarily from desulfurization of exhaust gases from coal power plants. John Friedman: Three Dimensions of Leadership
Left without an assignment for about a month or more, Carter was tempted to turn in his greens.
All we could do was laugh - and laugh we did, until the day turn into night and the night ticks into the early hours of the morning.
For this I had to drill holes in the frame and tap them so the screws turn in the frame.
This inclination was supported by his decision in 1909, to join the Theosophical Society, where the religious mysticism encouraged him to turn inward to spiritual life.
The '03 debut of Mazda's RX - 8 4-seat sportster marked the rotary's return in much-improved form after an 8-year hiatus.
Gazing at their little arms, and their toothy (and sometimes toothless) grins, I wondered what it would be like to be catapulted from a world where your opportunities in life were, on any social and economic index, likely to be pretty limited, to one I couldn't even dream of: one where you understand how the black dots on a page turn into something that lifts the human heart, and where the way you move horse hair over strings can make the soul soar. Christina Patterson: Why Our Children Should Reach for the Stars
I'll have more info after I complete and turn in GH #3. Archive 2010-04-01
[1376] Some except honey; to those that are cold, it may be tolerable, but [1377] Dulcia se in bilem vertunt, (sweets turn into bile,) they are obstructive. Anatomy of Melancholy
An allotment amnesty is to be held to allow unregistered holders to turn in their plots to be correctly recorded.
People opening the crates were afflicted by a 10-minute debuff during which they could be cured by a Paladin, else they would turn into a zombie. Information, Culture, Policy, Education: Speaking of zombies
Our bewilderment derives from our failure to turn inward and really examine the workings of our own minds.
The above furin-Eda-peptide (II) contains a highly reactive β-turn inducing unnatural Eda-amino acid inserted between the scissile PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
And I've seen a small group of men turn into a lynch mob like a light switch had been flipped.
The career path that sees the poacher turn into a gamekeeper is not unknown. Times, Sunday Times
you have to turn in your card to get a handicap
The alternating flux in the core in turn induces an alternating current in each of the secondary coils.
It seems that I turn into a bolshy, opinionated and entirely spoilt six-year-old kid at moments like this.
With the looping left-right into the semicircular end-turn coming up fast, go hard on the brakes, and turn in firmly before pushing up the power again to aim for the exit.
I grew up as something native Vermonters refer to as a flatlander, a person from New York or New Jersey who visits the state to ski, to hike, to watch the leaves turn in the fall. Water Witches
Eventually they would withdraw those investments, turn inward, lick their wounds, repair their factories, and bolster their stock.
Not long after, she felt Elias turn in the sheets and wrap a protecting arm around her.
You are right about the tommies, maybe if we keep spreading them, the hundred will turn into thousands. March Bloom Day 2010 « Fairegarden
All three shocks have caused, or been a catalyst for, a serious downturn in western economies.
Only a perfectly tuned engine can turn in the fuel consumption figures ratified for a vehicle by the Government.
The structure we impose on preferences in turn induces a relatively simple form of demand functions faced by individual firms.
They turn into a more appetising golden brown when cooked. Times, Sunday Times
The teacher demands that students should turn in their test papers within two hours.
A shy New York artist fears she may have descended from a family of cursed women who turn into panthers when turned on.
The Prime Minister did/made a quick U-turn in response to all the adverse publicity.
Initially seen as the engine of an independent India - the first "swadeshi" steel mill was completed in 1920 by the Tata Iron and Steel Company just across the present day Orissa-Jhakhand border in Jamshedpur - and then cast into shadow by the shining "new economy" of the 1990's; a five year rally in international prices has seen the iron and steel sector make a strong return in the daily business pages. Kafila
Yes, they say that your future partner is your best friend and that friendship can turn into love.
How did pleasant weather folklore turn into witches, ghouls and pumpkins? Times, Sunday Times
Patriotism can turn into jingoism and intolerance very quickly.
The diversification of applications and end users driving demand insulates telecoms against a downturn in any one sector.
Any one set may be in play for more than one turn in rotation between the players.
It will then turn into a swollen red giant, burning to a frazzle any life left here on Earth.
At every turn in the road she saw an arsenal of spears projecting from the bushes on either side.
Their return in a second blister pack of two miniatures forebodes devastation among enemy ranks!
At no point did his tussles with people turn into anything as ghastly and jargonistic as a 'practice'. Times, Sunday Times
While residential activity remained the fastest growing area of construction output, there was also a sharp upturn in commercial and civil engineering activity growth during the month. Times, Sunday Times
By which one presumes he means not just when they turn into show ponies at night. Times, Sunday Times
The alternative is to make intellectual life increasingly irrelevant to human affairs, to turn intellectuals into hypocrites, and to turn everyone else into anti-intellectuals.
Whilst the halcyon days of the past are unlikely to return in the professional era, there are now at least some encouraging signs of a revival in the fortunes of these once great clubs.
At length, we return inside and he bars the creaking door before retiring to his sanctum. Times, Sunday Times
And aside from an overwrought moment or two, all four actors turn in gracefully subtle and passively implosive performances.
Friendships help ambition and dreams you share turn into positive action. The Sun
But they are pricey and it wouldn't be immune to a downturn in the business cycle. Times, Sunday Times
Hurt by a downturn in the print industry, Wyndeham has been rationalising its business units to improve efficiency.
Then there was an ugly confrontation between members of the battalion's Alpha and Charlie batteries -- the term artillery units use instead of "companies" -- that threatened to turn into a brawl involving three dozen soldiers, and required the base police to intervene. Archive 2004-09-01
Yet the medical profession, seeing no upturn in the incidence of cancer, breathed a sigh of relief.
Even the glibbest young executive would turn into gelatinous material. Suddenly Sassa At Nbc
So a sheet is a rope, a tack is a turn into the wind and the boom is the spar along the bottom of the sail.
The release of Mr Nelson Mandela marked the point of no return in South Africa's movement away from apartheid.
I do not wish to turn into a gibbering homicidal maniac, especially just before Christmas.
French rhymester in his alley, and Silas in the valley of the shadow of death; perfect liberty, and a peremptory order to return in a week; — all illustrating one another. Uncle Silas
They call upon arcane strikes, power words, and spells to unleash raging torrents of cold, fire, or lighting, confuse and enthrall the weak-minded , or even turn invisible or walk through walls.
It's not so much on the real rare, high-end comics or artwork but the bad economic news seems to be prompting a downturn in, as one of them put it, "the kind of merchandise that the guy across the aisle is also carrying. WonderCon | Thoughts on Day Three | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment
Women with unexplained infertility may also produce healthy eggs which can turn into healthy embryos. The Sun
Indeed, on a smaller scale, a portfolio of small caps could turn in a very respectable performance.
I went back to the station-house to turn in my badge and gun.
A police officer tried several times to perform what is known as a fishtail maneuver to make the car lose control, but those attempts failed until the driver exited the highway and tried to turn into a restaurant parking lot. KAKE - HomePage - Headlines
In ¾ mile, turn inland (132312, waymark). Times, Sunday Times
The God-centered religion of most synagogues and churches does not inspire the postmodern seeker; she wants to turn inward.
As the anthrax example demonstrates, our own investment in weapons of mass destruction can easily turn into our own undoing.
In the eighth century we read (Vita Stephani, III) of the most ancient custom in virtue of which seven of these bishops, called hebdomadarii, celebrated Mass in turn in place of the pope and were called episcopi cardinales, from being permanently attached to the cardo, that is the cathedral church of Rome; but we are not told who they were. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon
While the recollections of participants are a lode of information, without corroborating sources, many interviews turn into self-serving pieces.
He hears countless movie pitches, and is responsible for filtering out the twelve movie ideas that his studio will turn into features every year.
Well! I guess I'll turn in and get to sleep before those fool engines start chump-chumping under my pillow. The Shadow of the East
German lenders have been heavily exposed to a downturn in the industry caused by a glut in ship numbers and slowing global trade. Times, Sunday Times
Until now Yeboah has remained a blackback gorilla - a sexually mature male of up to 11 years of age - but he is expected to turn into a silverback as he learns to dominate his new group. Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph
It has been part of his strategy to attract soft supporters which the National Front then hopes to turn into hardcore members.
No one in that group who files a return in a subsequent year receives a refund until the amount previously owed is paid. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice
Would you like some tea before you turn in?
A sharp upturn in the housing market is spearheading the urban recovery.
He is famously taciturn in interviews, and not big on stage patter either, preferring to flick through his back catalogue with the minimum of fuss. Times, Sunday Times
Will the company be suitably placed to take advantage of an upturn in trading conditions when they eventually improve?
But he was still within shouting distance when he reached the turn in 33 and his grandstand finish was typical of the man. Times, Sunday Times
Saturn in your sign links up with Mars and you have the determination and energy you need to get the family working as a team. The Sun
Serious planet Saturn inspires you to give the right answers at work or in any kind of interview. The Sun
A motorist has been fined £350 after being caught performing an illegal handbrake turn in Trowbridge then forging the MOT certificate he was asked to present to police.
You gotta be around people, socialize a little, or you'll turn into an ape man. BLACKWATER SOUND
He knew they didn't bite and that they would turn into the butterflies which fluttered, pale blue, primrose, blood red and black, through his secret grassland kingdom.
Traditional investment banking and stockbroking activity has been muted globally as a result of the European sovereign-debt crisis and concerns about a protracted economic downturn in the U.S. In July, Macquarie said it expected its results for fiscal 2012, which ends March 31, to be better than last year's—if market conditions are not "materially worse. Macquarie May Bid for RBS Aviation Unit
There is no doubt that Sterling can turn into a real box office hit for the England team in the coming years. The Sun
From her Oscar-nominated turn in Lorenzo's Oil in 1992 to her Mrs March in Little Women and, more recently, in Stepmom and Anywhere But Here, Sarandon emanates a maternal warmth on screen that few others can touch.
His neck and shoulders gradually became so stiff that he had to turn in one piece from the waist up.
Kevin Starr said, “You would need a coherent political culture for such a session to occur” — and the lack of such coherence is exactly the problem — “otherwise it would turn into a food fight from Animal House.” How America Can Rise Again
There is a danger that America's metaphoric 'war on drugs' may turn into a bloody reality.
Things my toddler has said in public that were hard to explain to strangers numbers 112 through 116: "When Puck grows up, he will turn into a manul. From the "Context is Everything" Department
However, it's impossible to police everyone in the gallery, or tournament golf would turn into a police state.
How can a man so confident till that point turn into the stereotypical mushy cornball?
And that is before the full effects of the downturn in the economy have been felt. Times, Sunday Times
Turn into a greased ovenproof dish and top with remaining cheese. The Sun
Those who have followed her career since her sapphic turn in The Hunger will most likely be surprised to see her singing and dancing in 8 Women, since she usually plays very serious roles.
He intends to go into management when he retires as a player, and already betrays some of the characteristics of his taciturn international mentor.
They are a wounded animal at the moment and, when animals are wounded, they can turn into fearsome predators. The Sun
Events took a dramatic turn in the weeks that followed.
What are the early indicators that a wunderkind might turn into a dangerous director? Times, Sunday Times
Turn in is immediate and roll free, although braking while approaching a corner can be a bit snatchy.
They'll return in October to help with a group who are building houses for disadvantaged people.
Mr. Obama blamed the economy's weakness on the downturn in Europe, slow job growth and what he called the "debacle" of this past summer's debt ceiling negotiations. NYT > Home Page
The parents can help or supervise at under-age training, take a turn in bringing players to matches or maybe help with fund-raising.
It was a state of mind where reason appeared to turn in on itself; became warped.
After that, they all turn into grating in-jokes, funny to the filmmakers, but infuriating to the average moviegoer.
This in turn instigated a slight blackout in our collective fashion senses, meaning that paisley will be back for a short while.
I should have said before that on every train plainclothesmen go through the compartments asking to see passports end the triplicate police registration forms which each person must obtain before leaving his own town, and must turn in at once to the police in the town to which he is going. Inside Spain Today
Odysseus through his continency and the ‘promptings66 of Hermes’ abstained from touching them immoderately, and by the same token did not turn into Memorabilia
Plastic was also verboten as it would turn into chemical lava.
The building industry is experiencing a severe downturn in its workload.
Auden, who cannot have read many advice columns, was publicly known as a communicant of the Episcopal Church, a return in his celebrated genius to the church of his English boyhood. Funny as a Crutch
The guests at the ball turn in amusing performances, particularly Joseph Caley as the rakish, dry-humoured Adoncino, but the central couple have the best of the choreography. Birmingham Royal Ballet: Pointes of View
The culminating crisis resolves itself as a muddle-through, a bend rather than a sharp turn in the road.
Due in part to the stock not being readily saleable and in part to a downturn in the stock market, the stock from Reader's Digest did not garner as much money as the college had hoped it would.
How does an ordinary, obedient child of the 1950s and a beneficiary of the economic miracle of that era turn into a terrorist, an accessory to murder?
I fear a dirty little wrongful dismissal suit brought against the boondogglous Council for Canadian Unity (Franks passim, ad absurdam) may be yet another sign of a severe downturn in the patriotism business.
The sheer extent and ambition of this book attest to a gothic turn in literary and cultural studies. The Times Literary Supplement
He just couldn't bring himself to turn in his fellow brethren, so for the moment, he had to playact as one of them.
Over here, we are celebrating what chewed leaves, in this particular case, chewed tomato leaves, turn into: frass, that is, insect shit. Oh, frass!
Asia Aluminum has been struggling amid a downturn in aluminum demand.
The unmissable caricatures of Alan Snow scattered through A Turn in the Grave, written by ‘Bowvayne’, make this one for children to read to themselves.
Redeemed by such a critical choice, they'll soar like a glider, race like a Stealth, and, when overflying a barnyard or kennel, turn into a wicked-awesome dive bomber.
Then, finally, there may emerge a new set of no-name bloggers or civilian reporters who turn into major sources because they happened to be at the scene and had the means of transmitting that exclusive information.
More exciting for David was a visit to Colour World in Kilkenny to watch as his design rolling off the presses and turn into a card!
Should however the revolution turn into the directorate, the consulate and then the empire, you may come round and lynch us.
The release of Mr Nelson Mandela marked the point of no return in South Africa's movement away from apartheid.
And which also traps dirt and makes him smelly and harbors ick, and which will turn into matts if ignored for too long. Skin as white as a cuttlefish bone
That picture almost makes me want to turn in or burn my own earned doctorate sash, unless there is a dishonorary Doctorate of Inhumanities that I was not aware of. Think Progress » ThinkFast: January 17, 2007
-- Henry B. Pitner, La Porte, Ind. -- This invention consists of an iron thimble or slieve provided on each end in the inside with a screw thread into which are fitted ends of brass or composition, or other metal softer than iron, in such a way that said metallic ends will not turn in the box, and so that the axle bears only upon the softer metal. Scientific American, Volume 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.
The storm crossed land near the same state-line spot where Ivan arrived, pounding beachfronts already painfully exposed by denuded dunes, flattened neighborhoods and piles of rubble that threatened to turn into deadly missiles.
Writing upon the subject in which he was interested, in the midst of his family, he would pause, pen in hand, to laugh at some jest or say a word apropos of the question under discussion, and return in an instant to his work. Recollections of a Virginian in the Mexican, Indian, and Civil wars,
But there again, we have seen similar measures implemented in dentistry and prescriptions, and if the Tories obtain office, then it is quite possible these insensitive proposals may turn into fabrication. A snapshot of a future Tory health service… « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings…
We will do thee no upright, O my son, nor wrong thee in aught; but our object is that thou bend thy gracious steps with me to my mistress, to receive her answer and return in weal and safety: and thou shalt have a handsome present as one who bringeth good news. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
His do-or-die bid failed when Optiebeurs Felix refused after a desperately close turn into the second fence.
He said that the downturn in demand for passenger airliners was'about to hit'. Times, Sunday Times
The downturn in the technology sector put a swift end to IT recruitment trends characterised by inflated salaries and rampant job-hopping at all levels.
Bill and I have been talking about the question of agency, or rather, I have been asking waspish questions and he has been replying with answers that turn into questions of his own.
It is due to this severe downturn in business that the business has become unviable in its present form to the point where the owners have sought to sell the whole property inclusive of outbuildings.
We are met almost at the threshold by a colossal epic, Creation, Man and the Messiah (1830); by songs that turn into dithyrambic odes, by descriptive pieces which embrace the universe, by all the froth and roar and turbidity of genius, with none of its purity and calm. Henrik Ibsen
Criticism can so easily turn into apathy, as disillusioned people become convinced that nothing can be done.
Women Rule: Man-cession will turn into global she-covery. Views On News: July 8, 2010
It has immediate effect on the customer satisfaction, which in turn indirectly affects customer behaviour indention.
Moreover, carrying on with the classical literary order was a means of mitigating the downturn in Roman affairs since the days of the ancients.
There has been a modest upturn in most parts of the industry.
Sometimes fledgling York firms’ nifty ideas may seem to be all hot air, but with a little cash help they can turn into money-spinners.
If there's a faultline, it's only that such fastidiousness can turn inward. Times, Sunday Times
It would be ironic if courts, seeing opposing expert witnesses giving odds of correct identification differing a million-fold (105: 1 versus 1011: 1), were to decide that DNA evidence is hopelessly unreliable, and turn instead to eye-witness identification (odds of correct identification diazonium salt -- couples to enzyme tyrosine groups Archive 2004-12-01
The tadpoles can also turn in much wider arcs, which they do spontaneously, when they initiate swimming from rest, and in the course of normal locomotion.
The call on members of the public to turn informer is focused on the annual splurge of spending around the Chinese new year. Times, Sunday Times
They will turn into a dustball for motorcyclists to scramble in and this will cause a nuisance.
You gotta be around people, socialize a little, or you'll turn into an ape man. BLACKWATER SOUND
They are one of the last warblers to leave their breeding grounds in the fall, and one of the first to return in the spring.
We have always said our recovery will be cost driven and not dependant on an upturn in market conditions.
The banter took an interesting turn in the pub when one of my mates claimed that a player-manager at Carlisle once placed himself on the transfer list, then sold himself to another club. Which club has put the most final nails in managerial coffins? | The Knowledge
I'm filling up on bread sticks, hoping to s-p-r-e-a-d my meager salary as stringer for the Worcester News-Recorder to cover le dejeuner, which I'm sure will turn into le diner complete with escargot, pain au chocolat and a lycee technologique. Undine Spragg, International Cocktail Bitch
The other half of the Grand Cross is the opposition of Mars in Scorpio and Saturn in Taurus.
Friends said that its move reflected a sharp downturn in commercial property values in the wake of the credit crunch. Times, Sunday Times
If that isn't working your Windows 8 phone is going to turn into a brick.
This tip will make the skates turn in an arc so you won't do the splits!
We can't turn into those people who work and work just to pay their bill,and don't have any time to pursue their dreams.
A friendly look with the wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare, and nervousness may be wrongly understood as unfriendliness.
Many familiar animals have a larval form: caterpillars turn into butterflies, and tadpoles into frogs.
They can nonetheless be taken to indicate a distinctive turn in recent art.
HCL stimulates pepsinogen to turn into pepsin, so it is a crucial part of the digesting proteins process. Article Source
What prolonged boiling and the aid of bicarbonate of soda leave almost intact the fly's grubs quickly turn into fluid, even as the flesh worms fluidify hard-boiled white of egg. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
This paper analyses the return instruction of MCS-51 and gives the answer to releasing the interrupt. Some special use and program are also given.
It will also need to ensure that the various heavily armed militias turn in their weapons to a national police force. Times, Sunday Times
He locked the desk and passed out of the comfortably-furnished parlor into the office beyond, leaving them nothing to do but to return into the house with their curiosity unsatisfied, and the mother's vague trouble unsoothed. Cobwebs and Cables
There are signs of an upturn in the economy.
Facts are boring, and must be properly digested before they turn into fiction. Times, Sunday Times
"Last year marked the tail end of a bad downturn in the electronics business, " he says.
I might today hesitate to turn in a burglar.
We ended up leaving in dispair of ever getting a turn in the grain mill or on the falling bed. Day in the Life of an Idiot
One useful tool: convertible notes that turn into equity upon a startup's next valuation.
So far, the decline of male academic achievement in the U.S. is mostly among blacks and Hispanics, but the catastrophic downturn into "laddism" of young white males in England in recent years, and their consequent decline in test scores, shows that no race is permanently immune to the prejudice that school is for girls. Archive 2005-12-18
The parish priest is someone to whom people can turn in difficult times.
Anyway, its after one o'clock in the morn, so I'm going to turn in.
This raises costs for businesses, which in turn increase their prices, possibly leading to a self-perpetuating cycle. U.K. Broad Money Supply Picks Up
Drive down the narrow country lane, trees arching above you, and turn into the unmarked drive and past the pond, and you could be entering an elite golf club, secluded from the Oxfordshire countryside that embraces it.
Raphael said that the only difference between an angel and an archangel is age and experience, so about what age would an angel be able to turn into an archangel? Q & A

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