turn the pages
Example Sentences
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If you turn the pages hoping for answers, you won’t find them.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
After reading so many slipshod diaries called “novels,” what a pleasure it is to turn the pages of this consummate work of art.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
"We hope that the Afghans will turn the pages of suffering in favor of peace and prosperity," he added on Twitter.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2021
I’ve learned from a master gardener how to turn the pages my columns are printed on into pots for seedlings.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2020
I turn the pages slow so Daddy can’t hear.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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