turn on

Example Sentences

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Investors continued to turn on technology stocks, dragging the semiconductor-heavy AEX down 0.9% in Amsterdam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It may also turn on key biological signals involved in regeneration, including Wnt and Shh pathways.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

If anything can get someone to run home and turn on a softball game, it’s a big-time slugger from a big-time school mashing homers like nobody before.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Just grab your spices, turn on the stove, and let your cravings guide what you make.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

My first instinct was to turn on the lights, but as my eyes adjusted to the dark, I decided against it.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin