Below you will find example sentences with "turned down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Turned Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: turned
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.3 words

Words in this phrase

turned down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • turned can mean: simple past and past participle of turn Common word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

1955 he turned down a drama 1× 20 ford turned down the role 1× 2021 she turned down an opportunity 1× after being turned down by countless 1× also been turned down 1× appeals court turned down his request 1× but who turned down the hip 1× can be turned down for misdemeanours 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a real madrid 1× abe carver james 1× adams was so 1× after being turned 1× after graduating from 1× after resigning as 1×

Common sentence endings:

a second stint 1× an earlier draft 1× an optus executive 1× been turned down 1× down his request 1× down last year 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

last 3× sector 2× own 2× ross 2× long 2× deal 2× first 2× president 2× university 2× offer 2× february 1× ford 1×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down sit down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around turned:

turned off 20×

Just before it in the phrase index:

turn toward turn off turn left turn depends turkish side turkish president

Just after it in the phrase index:

turned off turner syndrome turning blind turning off turtle creek tweeted photo

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

turned off

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "turned down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1955 he turned down a drama, 20 ford turned down the role, last, sector and own stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, sat down and turned off, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with turned down

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

But all proposals were turned down. (6 words)

But the appeals court turned down his request. (8 words)

But, who TURNED DOWN the Hip-Hop 50 celebration! (9 words)

Longer example sentences

After graduating from high school in 1955, he turned down a drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to enlist in the U.S. Air Force, where he was trained to be an automatic tracking radar repairman. (38 words)

Abe Carver (James Reynolds) turned down Leo for a marriage ceremony, first telling him that paperwork had to be filed, and then turning him down flat after realizing who he was and what he’d done. (36 words)

I mean, there was one month that turned up, but the last ISM survey, the service sector turned down, there’s other services sectors out there, but it looks like consumers are pretty tapped out. (35 words)

Exclamation examples

But, who TURNED DOWN the Hip-Hop 50 celebration! (9 words)

Example sentences (20)

On February 20, Ford turned down the role and the filmmakers brought it back to Michael Douglas, who had turned down an earlier draft.

I mean, there was one month that turned up, but the last ISM survey, the service sector turned down, there’s other services sectors out there, but it looks like consumers are pretty tapped out.

Whenever we turned down the breathing machine to see if he could breathe on his own, his eyes widened in panic until we turned it up again.

But Jack Ross has seen initial bids for Dunfermline’s Kevin Nisbet and Hamilton striker Mickel Miller turned down, with Accies keen to tie their man down on a long-term deal.

Abe Carver (James Reynolds) turned down Leo for a marriage ceremony, first telling him that paperwork had to be filed, and then turning him down flat after realizing who he was and what he’d done.

Adams was so adamant that he turned down invitations to festivals and other events, even while serving as the nation’s second president.

After being turned down by countless colleges, would eventually be set to film at the University of Oregon.

After graduating from high school in 1955, he turned down a drama scholarship from Jackson State University, opting instead to enlist in the U.S. Air Force, where he was trained to be an automatic tracking radar repairman.

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After resigning as premier in October 2021, she turned down an opportunity to run for federal parliament and later moved into the private sector as an Optus executive.

Ahead of kick-off against Ross County it was also revealed that Rodgers turned down the chance to manage in Saudi Arabia before joining Celtic for a second stint.

Amended plans for a north Pembrokeshire dog exercise field, previously refused following a lengthy debate on the noise from barking dogs, have also been turned down.

A Real Madrid fan at heart, though he rarely addresses that, he once turned down Los Blancos after Florentino Pérez approached him to join his team when he was first named president in 2000.

As banks become increasingly strict, would-be borrowers can be turned down for misdemeanours as slight as a couple of missed credit card payments in the recent past.

Attempts to get the property listed were turned down last year.

At the same, he acknowledged that isn't likely, given that efforts to go back to the deal are "on ice" since Iran turned down a U.S. offer last summer.

But all proposals were turned down.

But even if this plan is turned down, and I hope it is, the long-suffering residents are still saddled with becoming prisoners in their own Closes and Drives at peak traffic times.

But the appeals court turned down his request.

But the future king, who boxed during his time in the military, turned down an offer to spar with Ms Bryden, 18, after watching her powerful punching in the ring.

But, who TURNED DOWN the Hip-Hop 50 celebration!

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