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

Hellebuyck was tested early in the third period, turning aside three Pittsburgh shots in the first minute.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 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

Chicago’s Corey Crawford dropped to 7-12-2 despite turning aside 26 of 28 shots.

From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2020

Iorek’s was in much better condition, for all its ugliness: dented, but intact, standing up far better to the great sledgehammer blows of the bear-king, and turning aside those brutal six-inch clam.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman