How to Use turnout in a Sentence
- The opening game of the season brought only a small turnout.
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This could be the worst turnout in Mass. in decades — 4:10 p.m.
— Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022 -
Did last night’s game, and the crowd turnout, affect SMU’s chances with the Pac-12?
— Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023 -
And in the 2020 election, the Native turnout was one of the biggest in history.
— Stef Mitchell, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024 -
In topics, tone and turnout targets, this is the boys vs. girls election.
— Axios, 13 July 2024 -
But the counties all went for Taylor, who is White, and turnout there was much higher.
— Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023 -
At the end of the day, every election is about two things: turnout and persuasion.
— Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 24 Jan. 2023 -
Iran’s leaders view turnout at the polls as a projection of their strength and power.
— Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 -
And sometimes—sometimes—small projects turnout to be landmarks, the high points in a career.
— Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2023 -
High turnout among younger voters played an important role for Democrats in the last two midterms.
— Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022 -
Here in College Park, turnout in city elections leaves much to be desired.
— Dhruvak Mirani, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024 -
This year, the gambling turnout is expected to be record-breaking.
— Katherine Sayre, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2023 -
Of course, the henchmen aren’t stupid enough to simply report a round number of 85.0 percent turnout.
— Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024 -
At least six Russian regions claimed turnout was above 90%.
— Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024 -
Whether that—and the turnout among the other parts of her coalition—will be enough to win her the Presidency remains to be seen.
— Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024 -
The careful planning has helped achieve high voter turnout.
— Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024 -
And their dislike of Trump could prove strong enough to bolster Democratic turnout.
— Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024 -
Those turnout percentages ranged from the mid-20s to low 30s, election data show.
— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Still, the effect of Harris as the nominee on voter turnout remains to be seen.
— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024 -
With a runoff date so long after the primary and no big-ticket races on the ballot, turnout is likely to be low.
— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 May 2024 -
The statewide primary turnout two years ago was a miserable 28%.
— Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024 -
The caucuses have a lot to do with supporter turnout,’ Kaufmann says.
— TIME, 12 Jan. 2024 -
That number is based on voter turnout in a city's last mayoral election.
— Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024 -
But low turnout in Detroit could hamper Biden's chances of staying in office.
— Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024 -
That was a victory of sorts for Democrats since the party in power often suffers a turnout deficit in midterms.
— Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2022 -
When Russians go to the polls in March, Putin can count on high voter turnout and continued passive support for the war.
— Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023 -
The city famous for the voting rights struggle will still have to address its sagging voter turnout.
— Aaron Morrison, al, 14 Jan. 2023 -
And make no mistake: The defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1 is undoubtedly due to that large turnout.
— Alex Thomas, The New Republic, 9 Aug. 2023 -
While turnout dropped across Georgia during that time, Warren County's falloff was larger than the statewide drop.
— Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The last presidential election marked several milestones for the nation in terms of voter turnout.
— Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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But over time, all turn out to be about the same things.
— Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024 -
But the march of A.I. in law turned out to be more measured.
— Steve Lohr, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023 -
And both of them turned out to be Hall of Famers and great players.
— Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023 -
But the lot’s steep slope turned out to be a cost-saving win.
— Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 4 June 2024 -
The horse named for the album turned out to be very real.
— Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023 -
Haney assured guests that the kokedama would turn out fine.
— Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022 -
For the consumer of thrills, this turns out to be oddly thrilling!
— Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023 -
The singer has been turning out look after look on her trip across the pond.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023 -
And the cousin of one of her chaperones on this trip turned out to be Frank Gilbreth.
— Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023 -
The new law turns out to be a very good deal for Carillon.
— Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024 -
Time will tell how things turn out for him, but until then, For All the Dogs is on the way.
— Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023 -
The third time turned out not to be the charm for the Arizona Coyotes against the Seattle Kraken.
— Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023 -
Run a knife around the edge of the pan, and turn out onto the rack, top side up; cool completely.
— Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 10 Jan. 2023 -
That turned out to be the last big-league game Gionfriddo played.
— Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 -
But a key portion of the order turned out to be a mistake.
— Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024 -
This might, as McLellan said, turn out to be the hardest part of the Kings’ revival.
— Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022 -
Those voters might turn out in places where the race isn’t close enough to matter.
— Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024 -
One of the two outcomes laid out at the beginning will turn out to be true.
— Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023 -
Though the movie has been a hit with families, young adults turned out too.
— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024 -
Chris said the biggest change could turn out to be a new way to interact with the Watch.
— Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023 -
The concert turned out to be a new beginning for the duo — and a new ending.
— Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024 -
The two-wheeler has so far turned out to be everything the brand promised—and then some.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The man turned out to be dead, an apparent victim of the heat, King said, and had been there since 2 a.m..
— Daniel Gonzalez, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024 -
This turns out to be the case with Grace, the patient who was making her daughter sick.
— Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 -
Their refusal to listen may turn out to be the program’s Achilles heel.
— Astra Taylor, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022 -
There was reason to believe things wouldn’t turn out this well.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023 -
The tortoise, who turned out to be a female named Ty, had been missing for three and a half years.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023 -
This light-oil method ensures that your food will turn out crispy and golden brown.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023 -
If that’s so, the opening set turned out to be something less than an ideal for him.
— Howard Fendrich, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024 -
If that's so, the opening set turned out to be something less than an ideal for him.
— CBS News, 8 Sep. 2024
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