Word info

turn a corner

Verb

Meaning

turn a corner (third-person singular simple present turns a corner, present participle turning a corner, simple past and past participle turned a corner)

(idiomatic) Alternative form of turn the corner

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

London is like no other city I know in its ability to become beautiful. You can suddenly turn a corner and there are odd moments - of light, of weather. Graham Swift

It is time for us to turn a corner and come together, put our differences behind us and focus on the future. Christine Gregoire

Man torturing man is a fiend beyond description. You turn a corner in the dark and there he is. You congeal into a bundle of inanimate fear. You become the very soul of anesthesia. But there is no escaping him. It is your turn now... Henry Miller

The Bears, by the way, like to use Smith as a parable for Trubisky because he didn’t turn a corner until Year 7. In the modern NFL, that’s like waiting for a savings bond to mature. Source: Internet

But he was only 17. He was killed as he tried to turn a corner. Source: Internet

However, the economy may be starting to turn a corner because of a projected recovery in gas output. Source: Internet

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