How to Use turn in in a Sentence

turn in

verb
  • They turned in the necklace to the lost and found.
  • It is almost midnight, so it's time to turn in.
  • But first, the Jags have to turn in a draft card with Walker's name on it.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
  • At first, the Legion Go S turns in a graphics score of 2152.
    — Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
  • Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Wednesday was the deadline for the group to turn in the petitions.
    — Bill Melugin, Fox News, 6 July 2022
  • As the summer sun sets below the horizon, the workers turn in for the night.
    — New York Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Found items may be turned in to the Guest Services Office.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Wilson was in fifth place coming down the final turn in the semis.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 24 June 2024
  • While the Raiders game was Boyd’s turn in the spotlight, that likely won’t be the same every week.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The loss marked the latest turn in what's become a rivalry for the ages.
    — Alexandra Svokos, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Woods played that four-hole stretch before making the turn in 6 over.
    — Dave Skretta, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Or maybe turn in complete profile to the camera for a minute.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Football games can turn in the blink of eye, or by just a stoppage of inches.
    — Dan Gilles, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Gov to have the sign up packet emailed to you to fill out and turn in at Casa De Salud during those hours.
    — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2022
  • That song just hit 1 billion streams on YouTube, the same day our writer turned in the script.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The ballots would then be collected by jail staff and turned in to the mailroom.
    — Jake Sheridan, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Residents turned in five guns to police on the first day.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Gibb and Zerb hope to turn in enough petitions to force a town meeting.
    — Don Stacom, courant.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • And her turn in The Fabelmans was straight-up scene-stealing.
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
  • At speeds above 37 miles an hour, all four wheels turn in the same direction for smoother lane changes.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Williams is not yet rejoicing at this new turn in her life.
    — Roxanne Jones, CNN, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Matsuyama made three bogeys in his first nine holes and would have made the turn in 3-over 38.
    — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
  • But there was never like a thing of we’re signing some contract to turn in a song.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The key Friday night could turn in a few different ways.
    — Bill Lumpkin Iii, al, 25 Nov. 2021
  • And much like in real life, there could be a reward for turning in your guns.
    — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2024
  • His turn in Squid Game season 2 is his first major role for nine years.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • He’s also turned in an .824 OPS (on-base plus slugging).
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The on-site center is where locals and visitors can turn in injured sea turtles found in the wild.
    — Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2025

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