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Example sentences for "turn out"

  • Mix again, and finally add the whites of 3 eggs whisked to a firm froth; use to fill a fancy mould, and steam for 3 hours; turn out carefully, and serve with sauce.

  • Bake the pudding for 3/4 of an hour, turn out, and eat with boiled custard, hot or cold.

  • Turn out, sift sugar over it, and serve immediately.

  • Go into a deal with their eyes open and then, when it don't turn out to suit 'em, lay down and squeal.

  • By this arrangement of watches we only had to turn out twice in the course of twenty-four hours, and the watch below had had a proper sleep whenever it turned out.

  • Although, as I have said, I had expected it to turn out as it did, it is difficult to express the joy I felt at seeing how promptly my comrades placed themselves at my service on this momentous occasion.

  • The quay she was moored to suddenly broke in pieces, and all hands had to turn out to make her fast to a new quay.

  • Turn out on a deep dish, decorate with bits of bright jelly, pour the custard around, and serve.

  • Turn out on a flat dish, and pour caramel sauce over it.

  • When ready to serve, turn out as you would jelly, only have the pudding in a deep dish.

  • The poor little shaver's got to have his Christmas, even though his Santa Claus did turn out to be a walkin' rag-bag.

  • Ain't them women-folks EVER goin' to turn out?

  • Seems to me if I'm willin' to turn out at that ungodly hour and then go scratchin' around the henhouse to please you, you might be willin' to have a piece of pie het up for me.

  • Papa will feel as I do, Tom--that it has been your great blessing, turn out as it may.

  • I brought all this on myself; and while I cannot feel guiltless in God's sight, I cannot expect it to turn out well.

  • My wife's took so bad that I'm beginnin' to fear she'll turn out as po' a bargain as the last.

  • I've been everything but a skulking coward, and I can't turn out to be that at the end.

  • And Caleb thinks that Alfred will turn out a distinguished engineer: he wants to give the boy a good chance.

  • But suppose the whole scheme should turn out to be a castle in the air?

  • He had meant everything to turn out differently; and others had thrust themselves into his life and thwarted his purposes.

  • Well, you'll see how she'll turn out," she said.

  • I made one or two investments that didn't turn out well.

  • Why, I mean he is a good young man, and likely to turn out well," responded Eunice, rather helplessly.

  • So far the invasion of Canada, of which such great things had been hoped by the Americans, appeared likely to turn out a complete failure.

  • From Bedminster to Ratcliffgate, along the streets to the High Cross of Bristol: at the High Cross they are laid hold of by the authorities: turn out to be James Nayler and Company.

  • Jaybird comes ridin' in from the cattle about three hours before sun-up, to turn out Tutt, who is due to take his place on herd.

  • When all is quite firm, turn out on a dish and serve with whipped cream around the pudding.

  • To turn out, dip the mold for a moment in hot water.

  • They seem to turn out of their unwholesome beds into the street, without any preparation.

  • Some of the men who had occupied it took refuge in other tents, but several remained in their sleeping-bags under the fragments of cloth until it was time to turn out.

  • Although we turn out at 5 it seems a long time to get under way.

  • I wriggled and moaned till morning brought relief by enabling me to turn out.

  • And what with a deal in some Mexican cattle that didn't turn out well, and some other business troubles that I never quite understood, we were just about finished when we closed out.

  • Gentlemen all, turn out, turn out; We'll keep these Roundheads down!


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turn out" 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:
    condensing engine; ordinary human; over her; remember exactly; stir well; this should; turn about; turn around; turn aside; turn from; turn round; turn the; turn thee; turn their; turn them; turned abruptly; turned again; turned back; turned into; turned towards; turned upside; turning away; turning pale; turning quickly; turning towards; turns away