give a turn

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Willoughby said nothing, except once or twice when she endeavored to give a turn to the conversation, in which she was signally unsuccessful.

From The American Baron by De Mille, James

Gratian was at the helm, ready to give a turn to wheel, whilst his comrades with their hands on the cleats were preparing to ease off the sheets.

From An Antarctic Mystery by Hoey, Frances Cashel

But a week or so may give a turn.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary

He could shut his mouth always just in time, and grin and give a turn to the subject that entirely changed the current of thought, so he kept his own counsel.

From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston

You can't go and give a turn to none of the neighbors never, can't you?

From A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others by Schayer, Julia Thompson von Stosch