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Example sentences for "turned upon"

  • The lamp burning and bringing not only light but a multitude of shadows into the kitchen, he turned upon Raven.

  • His face, turned upon Raven, was distorted with rage.

  • He turned upon her a face which it seemed to her never again could be happy and free from care.

  • As Judge Henderson entered all eyes were turned upon him.

  • He turned upon her in sudden astonishment.

  • I turned upon my heel and left the room, but as I went along the corridor I saw at the farther end Harris seated between two uniformed officers.

  • Suddenly I turned upon my heel and abandoned pursuit of the pair.

  • Therefore, having allowed him to get on some distance, I turned upon my heel and followed him.

  • Instead of looking at the book which I had placed in his hands open at the desired page, he turned upon me and asked: "How do you happen to know anything about Cowley?

  • After a little while he turned upon me with some bitter, stinging utterance which, if it had come from a younger man, I should have hotly resented.

  • He turned upon Reardon, but with no suggestion of resentment.

  • Anne, who had been staring at Lydia with the air of never having truly seen her, turned upon Choate, her beautiful eyes distended in a tragical appeal.

  • After she had gone in Jeff, so curious he had to say it before they started to walk away, turned upon Lydia.

  • He turned upon me in a rage, with his revolver raised.

  • He turned upon me fiercely, but calmed down directly.

  • It seemed to me then that he snatched at the chance of finding something to do to take his attention off his trouble, for when I asked him if I should get a bricklayer to come in, he turned upon me like a lion.

  • But there came a day when, on my asking him for five thousand rubles, he turned upon me abruptly.

  • He was standing by the window, smoking, and he turned upon me a cold vindictive eye.

  • Then he turned upon me and seized me by the shoulder.

  • Seeing the look of horror which I turned upon him, he continued: "For goodness' sake don't let us behave like romantic fools.

  • Indignantly I turned upon my heel, and walked on till I came to this valley, where I found a nice warm bush, and slept out my night after Father Adam's fashion.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    certain part; conferred upon; eighth year; four onions; general rise; grant letters; named from; said the second mate; substantial forms; tablespoons melted; turned about; turned abruptly; turned and; turned around; turned away; turned from; turned his; turned into; turned out; turned pale; turned suddenly; turned unto; turned upon; turned upside; under guard; would vote