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vb. (en-pastturn away)
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"Turned Away" is a 1989 debut single by singer/songwriter Chuckii Booker. The single went to number one the Hot Soul Singles chart for one week and peaked at number forty-two on the Hot 100.
Usage examples of "turned away".
He shoved the red lever back to close the door on the empty air lock and turned away, to walk to the pilot's chair with the slow steps of a man old and weary.
Feeling as though she'd been pierced by every thorn on the bush, Micky turned away from a message that she was emotionally unable to accept, and stared at the house trailer next door.
He pinched the bridge of hisnose, turned away, and lowered his chin to his chest.
She turned away and began to talk softly in an unfamiliar language—.
But they turned away with disgust when Ivan Ogareff presented himself before the Emir, and waited with some impatience for the amusements to begin.
She turned away from the mirrored image of her horrified face and kicked the nearest object—.
Written accounts by refugees in this period suggest that the death rate among refugees was extremely high, with shiploads of Jews turned away from port after port as they sought food and shelter.
I turned away with a sigh, for in spite of all his weaknesses and meannesses I loved this cardinal-ridden king, and would have died for him had the need occurred, as well he knew.