turnoff

Example Sentences

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That last bit represents an especially stubborn turnoff for some Academy members over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

So, it’s understandable if the iShares quality ETF, QUAL, goes for a little more, but it’s a bigger turnoff that it does so after having underperformed since its launch in 2013.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

I woke in Avalon and pedaled my fat bike along Pebbly Beach Road to the turnoff for Wrigley Road.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

"Peter Dutton's face behind him was a huge turnoff - for me personally too."

From BBC • May 7, 2025

I found him four hours after setting off, sitting on a rock by the turnoff for West Chairback Pond, head inclined to the sun as if working on his tan.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson