How to Use turn to in a Sentence

turn to

verb

• Place the flour in a shallow dish, add the chicken and turn to coat both sides.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
• By the time the fleet turned to race back, the crews were trying to keep up with seaweed that slid past them in the tide.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
• The world’s attention turned to Gaza during the early days of the war.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
• The planners' attention then turned to the Siloam Springs site.
  — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2023
• Not long after my last breakup, at lunch with friends, talk turned to my love life.
  — Maya Singer, Vogue, 12 July 2023
• Or the craziest thing, which is to ask them to turn to their neighbor and say hi.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023
• Homes turned to mounds of dust and protruding rebar in the villages of Moulay Brahim and Amizmiz.
  — Joe Snell, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
• That doesn’t mean that young voters or voters of color are ready to turn to Trump.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• The top priority turned to fixing the kinds of quality gaffes that caused the blowout heard round the world.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
• Those looking for a fright on their wedding day are turning to a spot that Stephen King knows quite well.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
• Many cities have Christmas tree recycling programs in which the trees are chipped and turned to mulch.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Each person gets a turn to unwrap it while wearing oven mitts.
  — WSJ, 26 Dec. 2023
• But when September turned to October, the other shoe dropped – in the form of Stormy Daniels.
  — Andrea Bernstein, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
• Pet parents across the globe are turning to these anxiety aids for their dogs' peace of mind.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2023
• An older woman wearing a pink floral swimsuit paused on the shore to turn to the crowd still on land.
  — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
• In the picture, Strahovski turned to the side and showcased her bump while her dog sat beside her.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
• So far, Beijing has turned to rate cuts in a bid to stimulate the economy.
  — Mary Hui, Quartz, 10 July 2023
• Fuzzy, green summer foliage turns to wine/red/orange in fall.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024
• At the first shot, Mr. Landis turned to look over his right shoulder in the direction of the sound but spotted nothing.
  — Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
• But children were also resilient — and some turned to art to process their feelings.
  — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
• When buttermilk is at the heart of a recipe, should a cook turn to a substitute when the fridge is buttermilk-less?
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• For gaseous macrocosmic poli-sci, people can turn to Aaron Sorkin.
  — Wesley Morris Ron Butler Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• As the Black woman cashier rang up our purchase, the conversation turned to my plans.
  — Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 16 Apr. 2024
• Sri Lanka turned to the IMF for help to rescue the economy and secured a bailout package last year.
  — Bharatha Mallawarachi, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2024
• As the season wears on, these seeds begin to shrivel, turning to a pale army green color.
  — Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 9 Mar. 2024
• Despite a strong pitching line and a low pitch count — 81 after six — Melvin turned to his bullpen to finish the final three frames.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
• The couple then turned to the camera and stepped side-to-side — which appeared to do the trick, as Amora rested peacefully.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
• When confronted with aches, pains, or stress, many people turn to their favorite cup of tea.
  — Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
• Some workers were forced to feed their families by turning to food banks.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
• Soon, the banter turned to a particular burning issue: Should the A‘s have their own beam?
  — Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024