How to Use turning in a Sentence

turning

noun
  • Mahomes called the third-and-15 play to Hill the turning point in the game.
    Tyler Dragon, Cincinnati.com, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Iowa had been the turning point for Mr. Carter, who rode it all the way to the White House.
    Sam Walker, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Tossing and turning didn’t cause the fill to shift, nor did the shake test.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Robinhood promised to take them to the moon, and there’s no turning back now.
    Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2021
  • For a captain, that tells the men there’s no turning back.
    Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2024
  • But there is reason to believe in a turning of the tide.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Dunnuck sees the tide turning, which bodes well for lovers of legumes and leafy greens.
    Ted Loos, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The month of March has proved to be a turning point in Detroit, in Michigan.
    Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Once the genie is out of the bottle, there is no turning back.
    Bruce Grant, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
  • The pair of goals came in a span of 5:34 in the second period, with the first turning out to be the game-winner.
    Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
  • The turning point of the game occurred in the final three minutes of the third quarter.
    cleveland, 29 Jan. 2020
  • One of the racing cars T-boned the turning car, killing the driver at the scene, police said.
    Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The release of Apple’s iPod in 2001 was a turning point for Nike.
    Rita McGrath, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2020
  • The Battle of Marathon marked a turning point in the wars between Greece and Persia.
    National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The next five months were a turning point, for Germany and Schönbeck.
    Robert Clark, National Geographic, 6 May 2020
  • Episode three was also a turning point for most of the characters on the show.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 5 May 2020
  • There is no turning back the clock to a time when Turkey was firmly a part of the transatlantic fold.
    Asli Aydintasbas, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2024
  • His first Major League season marked a turning of the tide.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 24 Feb. 2023
  • That means no turning or touching the barbell — at all!
    Lexy Lebsack, refinery29.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Add the pork and cook, turning, until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
    Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Along with longer, warmer days, the turning of the season also brings with it the prospect of getting your vaccine.
    Gear Team, Wired, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Atlanta possibly could be a turning-of-the-corner kind of win for the Heat.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2022
  • That was not the only data showing a turning of the tide in the battle for Congress.
    Michael Scherer, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The spring equinox marks a turning point in the year, when days finally grow longer and the biting cold starts to subside.
    Scottie Andrew and Brandon Miller, CNN, 26 Feb. 2020
  • What have been the big turning points for the Serum Institute’s business?
    Erika Fry, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Other flacons filled with heady notes of amber or essences of grass mark the turning of a new leaf.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
  • There's no surer way to make a kitchen unbearably hot than by a turning on the oven.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2021
  • This Grand Prix winner at Cannes in 2001 was one of his major turning points.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Cooling technology doesn’t erase back pain, but staying cool and comfortable at night may prevent tossing and turning, which can lead to poor sleep posture.
    Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Sleep becomes difficult as well, since tossing and turning can be frequently accompanied by lower back pain.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024

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