Sentence examples for turn to keep from inspiring English sources

I gave the pots an occasional quarter turn to keep the stalks growing straight.

"Now it is my turn to keep alive the promise of my son," he concluded.

Instead, it was younger sister Serena's turn to keep the Wimbledon inscribers busy.

It was my turn to keep busy, as I tried to elicit signs of life from this tableau, which now included my sombre wife.

She said that if she had not received help from the fund, she would not have known where to turn to keep from being evicted.

— CLIFF SLOAN, lawyer in Washington and clerk from 1985 to 1986 • EARLY in my clerkship, a man was scheduled to be executed late at night, and it was my turn to keep Justice Stevens posted on any final appeals.

One night, the telescope was being turned to keep it from filling with snow.

The story was interesting and had plenty of twists and turns to keep me entertained.

There they abandoned the Steyr and continued on foot, sleeping in the forest and taking turns to keep watch.

After people have paid their respects, family and close friends remain, taking it in turns to keep the nightlong vigil.

In "Pull" (1971), Mr. Acconci circled his companion, Kathy Dillon, who turned to keep him in view, their eyes on each other warily.