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Example sentences for "turning from"

  • I count then, that from the first to the middle chambers may be a type of turning from nature to grace.

  • Bunyan here applies it to turning from sin or burning in hell.

  • Turning from Philip, he said to Detricand with malicious triumph: "It will disconcert your pious mind to know I have yet one kinsman who counts it no shame to inherit Bercy.

  • Du Champsavoys held up his eye-glass, and, turning from one to the other, looked at each of them imperatively yet abstractedly too.

  • The real =Taubâh= lies in turning from one's nature.

  • This is the essence of =Taubâh=--turning from impurity to purity.

  • AGAVE (turning from him) Show me the body of the son I love!

  • So turning from me, she spoke with quickness, Whither now, Clary Harlowe?

  • She asked me, upon my turning from her, if she should not say any thing below of my compliances?

  • And I arose, and, turning from her, drew out my handkerchief; for the tears ran down my cheeks.

  • Turning from him I saw you fall, and ran across the room.

  • A dozen men started in pursuit, but he outdistanced them easily, turning from time to time and waving the flag as if in derision.

  • I obtained little sleep that night; spending the hours tossing restlessly, turning from side to side, wondering what the danger was which had induced L'Estang to give this indirect but ominous warning.

  • Undoubtedly she was beginning to enjoy herself, when he surprised her by turning from one of these unintelligible colloquies, and offering for her acceptance a beautifully wrought gold filigree bracelet.

  • Turning from her, he walked deliberately away into the outer room.

  • She laughed a little, turning from him to brush away her tears.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turning from" 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:
    break the next morning; came near; dearest girl; find the; general exercise; great length; hard money; lawn tennis; mon coeur; more absurd; stretched himself; subsequent page; that most; thought better; turning about; turning again; turning back; turning from; turning movement; turning point; turning round; turning sharply; turning them; turning toward; turning towards; will begin