How to Use turn signal in a Sentence

turn signal

noun
  • The only other faux pas was the turn signal stalk, which has a wiper button on its end.
    Tribune News Service, Dallas News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Enlarge / Don't be that guy who leaves the turn signal flashing for the next several miles.
    Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The man was also cited for weaving and not using a turn signal.
    John Benson, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Could Chartier have invented the sequential turn signal or at the very least given Ford the idea for it?
    Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Merely activate the turn signal, and the Suburban changes lanes on its own.
    cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
  • If the car has not, itself, suggested a lane change, the driver can still request one by tapping the turn signal stalk to indicate which side.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 24 May 2023
  • Lurking in the left lane, stealing a parking spot, not letting someone merge, not using a turn signal... all of these would be considered rude driving.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The headlight cluster has some rather intricate detailing, as does the turn signal embedded in the end of either side mirror.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Lane departure mitigation warns the driver of a lane departure when a turn signal isn’t used.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Whether your partner can’t stand loud chewing or hates when drivers fail to use their turn signal, everyone ultimately has that one little thing that really grinds their gears.
    Zoë Hecht, Women's Health, 7 June 2023
  • Shell Wheatley Road On July 24, an officer stopped a vehicle that was driving 10 mph above the speed limit while also making lane violations and using the wrong turn signal.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • No turn signal stalk is visible behind the wheel, with Tesla instead opting for capacitive buttons.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 26 May 2023
  • Automated lane changes are possible in many similar systems but, ordinarily, the driver has to request it, or assent to the car’s suggestion for a lane change, by using the turn signal.
    Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 24 May 2023
  • Introduced in 2015, the system included such advanced features as allowing drivers to change lanes by tapping a turn signal and parallel parking on command.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Both vehicles turned into the Long Leaf Lakes subdivision where the aggressive driver – a woman - then pulled up next to the couple and began screaming profanities and accusing them of not using their turn signal.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Those tips include staying calm, maintaining a safe following distance behind other cars, avoiding aggressive driving, avoiding distractions such as cell phones and always using your turn signal.
    Zach Mentz, cleveland, 17 July 2023

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