How to Use take a turn for the worse in a Sentence

take a turn for the worse

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Definition of take a turn for the worsenext
  • Things take a turn for the worse when the girl dies as a result of her injuries.
    — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The infernal scenes threaten to take a turn for the worse.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Our early spring weather is about to take a turn for the worse.
    — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2021
  • First, the battle between the variants and the vaccines could take a turn for the worse, with the virus winning.
    — Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2021
  • But, as the teaser continues, things then take a turn for the worse as the drama escalates in the two-and-a-half minute-long clip.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • In 1998, at the three-year mark, his white blood cell count started climbing, suggesting his cancer was about to take a turn for the worse.
    — USA Today, 10 May 2021
  • Things take a turn for the worse where irreparable damage to their systems only gives them life support on the ship for three people.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Although vaccines have begun to be distributed across the country, cases have continued to take a turn for the worse.
    — Elly Belle, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2021
  • When things take a turn for the worse, this Nicolas Cage must reportedly turn into versions of his most iconic characters to get out of the jam.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 21 July 2021
  • But things take a turn for the worse when two of those assailants, Dancer and Gaz, are spotted attempting to escape by Clare, the youngest sister of the family in question, and things only get worse from there.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Reyes, who works in talent acquisition for a supply chain company, still fears that the nation’s financial health could take a turn for the worse.
    — Tami Luhby, CNN, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Osterholm said there should be some ground rules established for when and how to declare the pandemic over, noting that if things take a turn for the worse, public trust will take another beating.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Technology should verify that things are okay as well as offer the capability to quickly identify when things take a turn for the worse.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Keeping that consensus intact if real-world conditions take a turn for the worse could prove more difficult, especially if price gains are slowing.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022

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