turning aside
Example Sentences
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Asked afterward to reflect on his decision to seek the mayor’s office — after turning aside the contest in earlier years — the candidate choked up and began to cry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Vladar was also strong in the second, turning aside 13 of 14 shots.
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
Saros was relatively untested through the first 40 minutes, turning aside two New Jersey shots in the first and seven in the second.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Hellebuyck stiffened, however, turning aside two shots by Ovechkin, including one on which he made a stretching right toe save of the captain’s blast from just beyond the blue line.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2020
But he did not pause to admire it, and turning aside he followed his master through the narrow doorway in the wall of the cave.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
