turned in; turning in; turns in
1
: to make an entrance by turning from a road or path
2
: to go to bed
turned in early
Examples of turn-in in a Sentence
Verb
turned in the banned assault rifle to the police
it's almost midnight, so it's time to turn in
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Dec. 2025
The Chicago Police Department is hosting gun turn-in events on Saturday.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Dec. 2025
Motorcycle engineering took an unexpected turn in early November, when Italian manufacturer MV Agusta pulled the wraps off a radical new engine concept at EICMA in Milan, the world’s largest motorcycle show.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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Noun
After Tuesday’s turn-in, the map will be on hold until the statewide vote sometime next year.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Dec. 2025
The Chicago Police Department is hosting gun turn-in events on Saturday.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
Zosia and Carol’s globe-trotting romance took a dark turn in Big Sky, Montana, when Carol learned that Zosia and the rest of the Joined were nearing completion on another method to turn her into one of them.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Dec. 2025
Motorcycle engineering took an unexpected turn in early November, when Italian manufacturer MV Agusta pulled the wraps off a radical new engine concept at EICMA in Milan, the world’s largest motorcycle show.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Turn-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn-in. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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