How do you use Turnstiles in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Turnstiles meaning
plural of turnstile
Using Turnstiles
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of turnstile
- In the example corpus, turnstiles often appears in combinations such as: the turnstiles, turnstiles and, turnstiles will.
Context around Turnstiles
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Turnstiles
- In this selection, "turnstiles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lane, cash, turf, drawn, revealed and stopped stand out and add context to how "turnstiles" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include through the turnstiles and approached the turnstiles revealed cocaine. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "turnstiles" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with turnstiles
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
These turnstiles were stupid American-proof. (6 words)
Jumping over the Metro turnstiles remains a crime in DC. (10 words)
But a search by a steward as he approached the turnstiles revealed cocaine. (13 words)
Steve’s love of Wolves was a lifelong devotion that led to him becoming one of the most knowledgeable supporters to walk through Molineux’s turnstiles by the time he reached his 50s. (33 words)
He was unaware that the approach to the Leppings Lane turnstiles was a bottleneck, he said, and acknowledged it was a failure not to appreciate the potential for congestion at the turnstiles. (32 words)
In the first two months after opening, more than one million people are said to have passed through the turnstiles, drawn in by its magnificent art deco styling and high diving boards. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
He was unaware that the approach to the Leppings Lane turnstiles was a bottleneck, he said, and acknowledged it was a failure not to appreciate the potential for congestion at the turnstiles.
In the first two months after opening, more than one million people are said to have passed through the turnstiles, drawn in by its magnificent art deco styling and high diving boards.
On Thursday, at approximately 8:04 PM, the victim, a 22-year-old male, was exiting the turnstiles when an unidentified individual approached him.
But a search by a steward as he approached the turnstiles revealed cocaine.
Steve’s love of Wolves was a lifelong devotion that led to him becoming one of the most knowledgeable supporters to walk through Molineux’s turnstiles by the time he reached his 50s.
The excitement brought on by the winning start to the campaign could certainly be felt in the air as the faithful made their way to the turnstiles in their numbers.
These turnstiles were stupid American-proof.
The world is littered with the ghosts of which may once have welcomed crowds through their doors, only to shut up shop and be left to rot when the turnstiles stopped spinning.
Tickets for all areas of the ground can be bought online until midday today, while cash turnstiles will be in operation for the South and West Stands.
After 9-11, some predicted the end of the skyscraper and that people would fearfully turn away from turnstiles.
Chic also used to sneak in to Dens Park with friends – hiding under men’s coats as they went through the turnstiles.
It's a special promotional night tonight (Friday. The first 1,000 fans who come through the turnstiles receive a free Lupo's Spiedies Bobblehead.
It’s more than half the amount clubs would receive through the turnstiles.
Mr Cormack talked about the ways in which he aims to attract more youngsters through the turnstiles and his plans to spruce up “the old lady Pittodrie” in the future.
The National Sports Stadium was condemned for its uneven turf, turnstiles, lack of bucket seats, poor changing rooms, doping rooms, first aid rooms, media tribunes as well as ablution facilities.
With no fans coming through the turnstiles on Friday nights, clubs’ finances have already taken a serious hit with Cork City, Sligo Rovers and Drogheda United forced to stop paying staff.
Activists tore down signs, broke turnstiles, set fires on the street and daubed graffiti on the walls on Friday.
Currently, most of the New York Subway turnstiles only accept the MetroCard a thin, single-purpose, magnetic-striped piece of plastic.
Footage on social media also emerged showing a rammy before the match, with fans charging into the ground without using the turnstiles.
Jumping over the Metro turnstiles remains a crime in DC.
Common combinations with turnstiles
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: