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Example sentences for "then turned"

  • Then turned he on the foe, hurling swift doom On such as fought around Peleides yet.

  • Then turned to flight his comrades panic-struck, And of his arms the Myrmidons stripped the dead, While fled the Trojans, and Achilles chased, As whirlwind swift and mighty to destroy.

  • Gazed after them the Achaeans as they went, Then turned to whet their deadly darts and spears, The weapons of their warfare.

  • The corporal now walked across the little parlour and back again, then turned to the widow Vandersloosh, and with a most expressive look slowly muttered, "Yes, mein Gott!

  • Vanslyperken looked at him for one second, then turned back, and fled with the wings of the wind.

  • He then turned on his back, to ease his arms.

  • Barry Whalen made to leave, then turned back.

  • Then turned ye away, except a few of you, and withdrew afar off.

  • Then turned He unto them, for He was Kind to them, Merciful.

  • I then turned for a couple of hundred yards to my right, at right angles to the track, where some huge rocks were lying--fallen ages since from the mountain that flanked this side of the valley.

  • He then turned to his class and said-- "And now tell me what did the Sunchild tell us about God and Mammon?

  • Stone cold," he said, then turned to her.

  • She smiled through her tears at them, then turned to look at Bert, who put his arm around her and gathered her on to his knees.

  • Hush," he said peremptorily, then turned to their guests.

  • For a moment only she enjoyed this sweet dissipation, then turned from it as if duty called her to think of her visit to the King.

  • Cedric arose and bent gracefully to the fingers of Katherine as she held them out to him, then turned quickly to the fire and crushed a half-famished ember beneath his heel as he heard her cross the threshold.

  • That forfeits your share of the reward," she said; then turned to De Lacy.

  • He watched them until the last horseman had clattered through the gateway, then turned away.

  • No--not yet," then turned sharply to De Lacy.

  • They honor us, at least, in the size of our guard," he remarked to Grey; then turned to Ratcliffe.

  • The Countess watched them as they sped through the gate and away, then turned to De Lacy with a roguish look and eyes half veiled.

  • He seemed reluctant to move, as though the spot that he had chosen was the only safe one in the whole station; but I forced him forward, found his bags, had them placed in their carriage, then turned to introduce him to his companions.

  • The man glanced once at Fenris, spoke in command, then turned to the girl.

  • Melville gazed at him in incredulous astonishment, then turned to Sprigley.

  • Once more he paused, sniffing eagerly; then turned, whining.

  • Again he looked about the cavern, then turned hurriedly, picked up the motor, passed out the steel door, clanged it shut, and locked it.

  • He closed the door and Zita watched him with an almost uncanny interest, then turned to the library to join Eva and the new-comer.

  • Locke looked from one to the other, then turned to Old Tom.

  • She joined in their laughter over Ellis' exaggerated defense, then turned again to her brother.

  • Leaving Terry to his study of the maps the Major spent an unapologetic fifteen minutes clearing the mass of papers that had accumulated during the lunch hour, then turned to him.

  • He carefully refolded the sheet and placed it in his shirt pocket, then turned to the Major, his eyes darkened with such a joy as the Major had never seen.

  • He searched Terry's thin face intently, then turned to the Governor.

  • Adams silenced the motors, then turned in stiff fatigue to the Major with an expression that transfigured his greasy features.

  • He looked clear-eyed and steady, as if pondering, then turned to Polly.

  • The Swede moved heavily on his feet, re-examined the finger, then turned an admiring gaze on the doctor.

  • Mary waited, then turned to the door, where she paused.

  • The tall man watched her go, then turned to face his friend as he came out with a filled water bottle.

  • Her eyes already accustomed to the dark, she worked her way slowly back to the path, then turned to the right.

  • He repeated the gesture, then turned to face the doors.

  • Dubcek acknowledged the message, gave one of his own, then turned to his young lieutenant as if in answer to his unspoken question.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "then turned" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    another genus; then also; then applied; then asked; then beat; then bottle; then brought; then give; then goes; then governor; then held; then known; then looking; then make; then might; then once; then ordered; then plane; then shall; then shall they know; then sprinkle; then the priest shall; then thought; then took; then turned; then wash