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UK
/tˈɜːnɒf/
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[ US /ˈtɝˌnɔf/ ]
[ US /ˈtɝˌnɔf/ ]
NOUN
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a side road where you can turn off
I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way - something causing antagonism or loss of interest
How To Use turnoff In A Sentence
- I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way
- I agree with your points absolutely – my biggest turnoff is definitely streaming video and audio, and I never read black blogs. Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » 5 Things That Make Me Stop Reading Websites & Blogs
- It sported a tag that was an instant turnoff to the core teen demo (that's mom's brand).
- Private inlets bookended by rough limestone headlands and edged by round-leafed cashew trees or palms are hidden behind unmarked turnoffs.
- I find most romcoms intolerable, as they tend to be too heavy on the romance, which is a distinct turnoff, but this had an admirable lack of sentiment.
- We had a bit of an anxious moment while we looked for the area, only to happily discover it was just north of our turnoff to the east.
- Also a turnoff is the implied negativity aimed at Catholicism and the praise of witchcraft. Reader reviews of Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende.
- No offense to the potentially lovely people of New Mexico, but when Santa Fe is described as being one of the art centers of the United States, I was expecting something a bit more like North Beach and a bit less like any random turnoff from the 10 East, once you pass the Sierras. A Nice Life « Morgan Dempsey
- She was at least fifteen, maybe twenty years older than he, and a good-looking old gal, but her assertiveness was a turnoff. Mortal Remains
- There will be another 80 km section over undulating country running down to Kei Mouth after the Morgan Bay turnoff.