Examples of 'was turned away' in a sentence

Meaning of "was turned away"

This phrase means that someone was denied entrance, services, or assistance when they sought it. It suggests that the person was not allowed to proceed or rejected in some way. It is commonly used when describing situations where someone was refused entry or denied access

How to use "was turned away" in a sentence

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was turned away
No patient was turned away for lack of funds.
Caused a scene when he was turned away.
He was turned away from all of them.
Yet the ambulance was turned away at the gate.
I was turned away for being such a passionate fan.
Lorry after lorry was turned away.
No girl was turned away for an inability to pay.
The others he was turned away.
He was turned away due to voting irregularities.
Her face was turned away.
He was turned away at one of the roadblocks.
But face was turned away.
He was turned away because he did not have proper documents.
It is said that no one was turned away from his door.
Ford was turned away from the front entrance.

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I went to go run a background check on their employees and was turned away.
Then he was turned away from several more.
No one who asked him for help was turned away.
Her face was turned away from him.
His parents were infuriated when he was turned away.
No one was turned away when they needed a home.
This young man determined to serve in our military was turned away as undocumented.
And was turned away with a flea in his ear.
No animal was turned away.
She was turned away at customs because her passport was expired.
Boyett tried to enter a bar and was turned away for being already intoxicated.
I was turned away from my window.
I worked in an emergency room where nobody was turned away for lack of funds.
He was turned away both times.
The attorney repeatedly asked to speak with his client but was turned away.
Her entire body was turned away from the computer.
Was turned away on a Sunday afternoon.
But he was turned away.
No one who turned to Her to ask for help was turned away.
No one was turned away if they had pets with them.
It stopped in Cuba and was turned away.
I was turned away by the doorman.
At the beginning of October a woman in a deep coma was turned away and sent home.
They was turned away.
Turkey refuses to take back American jihadi who was turned away from Greek border.
He was turned away from me.
I had an interview with Virgin and was turned away at the first stage.
I was turned away.
Army of the Elephant of Abraha was turned away.
No help was turned away in the spirit of making this a community project.
The great Eleanor Roosevelt herself was turned away at our threshold.
Recently he was turned away by a security guard in Brussels.
She then went to a friend 's house but was turned away again.
He was turned away from the Embassy and arrested.
The Westerdam left Kaohsiung and was turned away from Taipei as well.

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