turn away

• “And that made her turn away from Ginger's flashingly cut feet, shoulder, hair, and look at me.”

  Futures Imperfect

• ““I could not see his turn away from where I was on top of the chart house, nor could anyone else with me,” Jellicoe said later of Admiral Scheer.”

  Castles of Steel

• “The colleges may have to turn away about 140,000 students, said Dan Troy, a vice chancellor of the state's 112 community colleges.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Industry Puts Heat on Schools to Teach Skills Employers Need

• “And thus as she attempted to please him, she also tried to make sure that, when he was finished, she would be able gently to turn away from him and face the dark alone as he slept and snored.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Empty Family

• “A man, as Gratiolet remarks, who vehemently rejects a proposition, will almost certainly shut his eyes or turn away his face; but if he accepts the proposition, he will nod his head in affirmation and open his eyes widely.”

  The expression of the emotions in man and animals

• “When Robin approaches me to dance our special dance—lavolta, the only dance that allows us to embrace publicly—I keep to my resolve and turn away from him.”

  Simon & Schuster: Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer

• “Piemur tried to turn away on that light note but found he could not, wishing that Master Shonagar might just this once ...”

  Dragon Drums

• “Even as he watched, he saw Latha Meru turn away from him, apparently retreating to the lift—but wind up facing him again anyway, as if she had done a full circle rather than a simple quarter-turn.”

  Simon & Schuster: Creative Couplings

• “The naked adoration in strong Birachii's eyes forced Ranji to turn away in embarrassment.”

  The False Mirror

• “I turn away just in time to witness a transaction going down between Concise and Flaco, one of the Mexican Nationals.”

  Simon & Schuster: VANISHING ACTS

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