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
The unsettled state of our dispute with Spain may give a turn to it, very different from what we would wish.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
Elvira took up several children on her horse, and pointed out to Susannah a sickly woman to whom she could give a turn upon the pillion that she herself had ridden during the night.
From The Mormon Prophet by Dougall, Lily
"Were the doctor and Mr. Malarius friends in childhood?" he asked, in order to give a turn to the conversation.
From The Waif of the "Cynthia" by Laurie, André
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
