How to Use turner in a Sentence

turner

noun
  • The sleek body of the standard DBX is already a head-turner.
    Michael Harley, Robb Report, 4 May 2022
  • This tongs and turner set from Oxo is ideal for firing up the grill.
    Nicole Charky-Chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Use a thin pancake turner to transfer cookies to a wire rack.
    WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
  • This dress by French brand, ba&sh is certainly a head turner.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • Keep an eye on: Castro proved a head turner in spring training based on his size, speed, strength, and athleticism.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • April 1—April 15: The new Moon of the 1st refreshes your closest relationships and may even be a page turner.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Harlan Coben thrillers are a different beast, the TV equivalent of a page turner.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 8 Oct. 2021
  • My father was a fitter and turner, fixing steam engines and trains.
    Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2010
  • Maggie is a country singer as well, and there was that one time when Vanna White hosted the show and Maggie took over the role as a letter turner.
    John Brandon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • While the Evora was a visually striking machine, this is a bona fide head turner.
    Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
  • One of the guys was wearing nothing at all and had a bingo-ball turner strategically placed over his groin.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • But that the settlement included a vodka recipe was a head turner.
    Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2021
  • The ending is a page turner as Wels describes Garfield’s last days alive, oblivious to Guiteau skulking in the shadows.
    Joy Lanzendorfer, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2023
  • That included two 70-plus yard touchdown drives in the second half when one stop could have been a momentum-turner.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Products coming soon include a French press, chef’s knife, and griddle turner.
    Eric Smith, Outside Online, 18 May 2021
  • This holiday season, set aside the screen and pick up an actual page turner, or gift one to a worthy reader in your life.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Complete with a fancy pair of gloves, this evening gown from Australian couturier Alex Perry is a head-turner.
    Jaimie Potters, ELLE, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Yet while his power is a head turner, his presence behind the plate immediately wowed the Sox.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Press them down with a heavy-duty metal turner, forcing that moisture to give way to gorgeous color and texture.
    Bettina Makalintal, Bon Appétit, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The rainbow-bright mural by artist Lisa Marie Thalhammer is a head-turner from every angle, whether close up or from a distance.
    Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The floor-length ensemble, complete with strategic cut-outs and a dramatic leg slit, was a major head-turner as Kelsea brought some sunshine to the red carpet.
    Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Graduate transfer Tyree turner has started all three games and leads the unit with 9 tackles (2.5 for loss) and a fumble recovery.
    Evan Dudley, al, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The iPhone 13 finish is sensational, looking almost white or pale silver in most lights but, again in the right light, gleaming with a touch of gold that is a real head-turner.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • His five years tramping through the jungle collecting specimens is a page turner.
    Monitor Readers, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2021
  • While Zauner’s dress was truly a head-turner, the details were equally impressive.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The town’s quiet demeanor is deceptive; the island’s history is a page turner.
    Washington Post, 6 May 2022
  • Our test car was mercifully sticker-deleted, and the Vantage wears the rest of the aero well, making an already distinctive design even more of a head-turner.
    Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The characters are intertwined in ways that made this a solid page turner as the story evolves, written with candor and compassion.
    Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Joe Miller, the fire company’s president, acknowledged that the gun raffle was more of a head-turner than other fundraisers the fire company has done.
    James Whitlow, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Kitschy, whimsical, loud — this sweater is definitely a head-turner.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 6 Dec. 2022

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