Sentence examples for turned turtle from inspiring English sources

It struck the bank violently and turned turtle, the whole crew being thrown out.

At about ten o'clock the hulk heaved a moist sigh and turned turtle.

Before the world economy turned turtle in 2008, the European Union presented an attractive face to the world.

I wasn't strong enough to hold on to my board when caught inside by six-foot waves, even though I "turned turtle" — rolled the board over, pulled the nose down from underwater, wrapped my legs around it, and got a death grip on the rails.

We found these pictures that show a family that has intergenerational love for a certain plumber turned turtle fighting hero.

Another driver agreed: "Cars are always turning turtle".

As for Cameron, he cannot turn turtle a second time.

Up came the Engineer yelling that the engines were being shaken to pieces; up came the Captain crying that his ship would turn turtle if this went on.

In "The Poseidon Adventure," his most famous extravaganza, a giant wave hits a luxury passenger vessel, which turns turtle and slowly begins to sink.

No such problem for the teams in the Extreme 40 catamarans, though even they had to keep a careful eye on the weather and the Danish team SAP managed to turn turtle during the final race of Saturday.

"The Half Moon listed heavily to starboard," The Times wrote, "and for a few minutes the crowd that had witnessed the accident though the little ship was about to turn turtle".