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Example sentences for "turned away"

  • I saw her face, a dainty silhouette against the foam alongside, turned away from me.

  • She scarcely looked at me during the passage, and if she caught me looking at her and our glances met she turned away.

  • She seated herself on the bench near the forward end of the cockpit and kept her head turned away from me.

  • He must surely be descended from one of the seven sleepers," said I, as I turned away, and resumed my work.

  • The look he gave her was made up of mingled anger and entreaty; but as she took no notice of it, he turned away, and going to the window, leaned his forehead against the glass.

  • He turned away, too dispirited to cross words with her.

  • The revulsion of feeling was too great; he turned away, without taking the flowers she held out to him--and awoke.

  • He turned away so hastily that he touched her arm, causing it to yield a little, and some moments went by before he ventured to look again.

  • And thou hast said: I am without sin and am innocent: and therefore let thy anger be turned away from me.

  • Let thy wrath be turned away from us: for we are left a few among the nations where thou hast scattered us.

  • The Earth shall mourn, and the heavens shall lament from above: because I have spoken, I have purposed, and I have not repented, neither am I turned away from it.

  • And thou shalt say in that day: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for thou wast angry with me: thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.

  • And judgment is turned away backward, and justice hath stood far off: because truth hath fallen down in the street, and equity could not come in.

  • He turned away to cross the parade ground, followed by the faithful Terence and myself.

  • We'll see what can be done about land grants," said the Colonel, and he turned away.

  • I turned away, only to turn back in anger.

  • He turned away, but she seized his coat-sleeve and threw herself before him, standing with both hands clasping his arm.

  • As he turned away, Mr. Manning took her hand and said: "I hope to meet you in Rome early in February; but something might occur to veto my programme.

  • Therewith Grizzie, who hated compromise, turned away, and went into the kitchen.

  • He turned away, and went to call on the minister, while Cosmo got up and dressed: except a little singing in his head when he stooped, he was aware of no consequences of the double blow.

  • As he spoke, he turned away, and had laid his hand on the latch of the door, when the woman spoke again.

  • She smiled, turned away, and left the wedding party.

  • Afterward his mother looked at him for a moment, turned away, wiped a tear from her eye.

  • What manner of creature, and why had it turned away, doing him no harm?

  • He turned away to recover himself, and when he spoke again, though his voice still faltered, his manner shewed the wish of self-command, and the resolution of avoiding any farther allusion.

  • In watching them she forgot herself; and, agitated by the increasing spirit of Edmund's manner, had once closed the page and turned away exactly as he wanted help.

  • I turned away my face that she might not see how pale it grew; that she might not guess how her words, meant in mercy, stabbed me to the heart.

  • I turned away, and feigned to be overcome by gratitude.

  • But I saw that he was choking with emotion; he had just parted from his wife, and I turned away.

  • I turned away to examine the ribbons, and soon after Mrs. Selwyn made her appearance.

  • As he approached us, he bowed to the whole party; but I turned away my head to avoid taking any share in his civility.

  • He turned away, and gave his whole attention for a few minutes to the mixing of the plaster.

  • He turned away shuddering, and quitted the room.

  • Leave it to me," he said; and, waving his hand, turned away quickly in the direction of the cottage.

  • When his favorite enemy was out of sight, he turned away, and indulged himself in a brisk turn or two up and down the room.

  • She'll be turned away to-morrow--and quite time, if they knew as much as I do.

  • In utter disgust he turned away, leaving the pole on the ground, and making up his mind to sail, as he did before, without any rudder.

  • Full of depression, he turned away, and tried to account for it all.

  • To his immense relief he found the fastening of the boat secure, and he turned away at once, without any further examination, to think over his situation, and consider the best plan for reaching the main land.

  • Then as he turned away he repeated her name to himself and with a sudden wonder turned quickly back.

  • Then he turned away, and St. Hilda saw him mount his old nag, climb the ridge opposite without looking back, and pass over the summit.

  • Some of our guests going early, I dare say," he replied, as he turned away.

  • I understand," Seaman said, as he turned away.

  • He turned away to reach for his whisky and soda.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turned away" 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:
    cole polytechnique; commissioners appointed; glancing round; intellectual intuition; molten calf; never even; receive him; royal crown; shall suppose; turned about; turned abruptly; turned again; turned around; turned away; turned back; turned down; turned from; turned himself; turned out; turned quickly; turned round; turned sharply; turned suddenly; turned towards; turned under; turned unto