How to Use turnout in a Sentence

turnout

1 of 2 noun
  • The opening game of the season brought only a small turnout.
  • This could be the worst turnout in Mass. in decades — 4:10 p.m.
    Katie McInerney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Did last night’s game, and the crowd turnout, affect SMU’s chances with the Pac-12?
    Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Turning to the campaign, which side will win the turnout war?
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And in the 2020 election, the Native turnout was one of the biggest in history.
    Stef Mitchell, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In topics, tone and turnout targets, this is the boys vs. girls election.
    Axios, 13 July 2024
  • But the counties all went for Taylor, who is White, and turnout there was much higher.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The Keystone State, Biden's birth state, had a record-number of voter turnout.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • At the end of the day, every election is about two things: turnout and persuasion.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Iran’s leaders view turnout at the polls as a projection of their strength and power.
    Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • And sometimes—sometimes—small projects turnout to be landmarks, the high points in a career.
    Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2023
  • High turnout among younger voters played an important role for Democrats in the last two midterms.
    Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Lori Snell, 64, who for two decades has owned a home in Avalon with her partner, Kate, was overwhelmed by the turnout.
    Hannah Frystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2022
  • But the record-breaking turnout isn’t the only reason this election stands out.
    Alan Hays, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Here in College Park, turnout in city elections leaves much to be desired.
    Dhruvak Mirani, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
  • This year, the gambling turnout is expected to be record-breaking.
    Katherine Sayre, WSJ, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Of course, the henchmen aren’t stupid enough to simply report a round number of 85.0 percent turnout.
    Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
  • At least six Russian regions claimed turnout was above 90%.
    Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Tuesday’s turnout won’t be clear for a few weeks but might be below the average.
    John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • Whether that—and the turnout among the other parts of her coalition—will be enough to win her the Presidency remains to be seen.
    Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The careful planning has helped achieve high voter turnout.
    Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Voter turnout was light on the first morning of early voting.
    Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022
  • And their dislike of Trump could prove strong enough to bolster Democratic turnout.
    Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2024
  • The partnership aims to increase voter turnout for the 2022 midterm elections.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Those turnout percentages ranged from the mid-20s to low 30s, election data show.
    Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Still, the effect of Harris as the nominee on voter turnout remains to be seen.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2024
  • With a runoff date so long after the primary and no big-ticket races on the ballot, turnout is likely to be low.
    Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 May 2024
  • Ohioans will foot the $20 million bill for the second primary, which is expected to have a low turnout.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 3 June 2022
  • The statewide primary turnout two years ago was a miserable 28%.
    Jay Reddick, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024
  • Higher turnout also led to a huge increase in raw voter support this year.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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turn out

2 of 2 verb
  • The more acidic the soil, the bluer your hydrangeas will turn out.
    Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
  • But over time, all turn out to be about the same things.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
  • But the march of A.I. in law turned out to be more measured.
    Steve Lohr, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • And both of them turned out to be Hall of Famers and great players.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • But the lot’s steep slope turned out to be a cost-saving win.
    Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 4 June 2024
  • The horse named for the album turned out to be very real.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The things Desmond said to Valya all season turn out to be very true.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Haney assured guests that the kokedama would turn out fine.
    Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2022
  • For the consumer of thrills, this turns out to be oddly thrilling!
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The singer has been turning out look after look on her trip across the pond.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • To the delight of TikTok users, the star of the evening turned out to be the creator's regal dog.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And the cousin of one of her chaperones on this trip turned out to be Frank Gilbreth.
    Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The new law turns out to be a very good deal for Carillon.
    Orlando Sentinel and Miami Herald Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • Time will tell how things turn out for him, but until then, For All the Dogs is on the way.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023
  • The third time turned out not to be the charm for the Arizona Coyotes against the Seattle Kraken.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Run a knife around the edge of the pan, and turn out onto the rack, top side up; cool completely.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 10 Jan. 2023
  • So yes, there is precedent, and a whiff of hope that things could turn out to be just peachy.
    Michael Silver, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Sep. 2022
  • That turns out to be a bad idea, of course, as the serial killer then kills her.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That turned out to be the last big-league game Gionfriddo played.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The right salt makes a huge difference in how well a meal can turn out.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 12 June 2022
  • But a key portion of the order turned out to be a mistake.
    Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • There’s never any room to doubt things will turn out happy in the end.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 16 July 2022
  • This might, as McLellan said, turn out to be the hardest part of the Kings’ revival.
    Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Those voters might turn out in places where the race isn’t close enough to matter.
    Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
  • One of the two outcomes laid out at the beginning will turn out to be true.
    Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Though the movie has been a hit with families, young adults turned out too.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • Chris said the biggest change could turn out to be a new way to interact with the Watch.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The concert turned out to be a new beginning for the duo — and a new ending.
    Lizzie Hyman, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The next couple years will test which party can turn out their voters when Trump isn't on the ballot.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • At the same time, Biden would have had an even bigger problem turning out younger and nonwhite voters than Harris did.
    W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024

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