How to Use turndown in a Sentence

turndown

1 of 2 noun
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  • There is even in-flight turndown service where attendants make the beds up for you.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Speaking of the turndown service, the Le Carl Gustaf has gone the extra mile to make sure the beds are tailored to every client’s needs.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2021
  • And each evening, turndown service included a plate of chocolates and a small carafe of port.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • For an extra charge, the resort will deliver warm milk and cookies to the kids at turndown.
    — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Hotel guests will get those recipe cards, along with a custom spice blend, as part of their turndown service.
    — Todd A. Price, NOLA.com, 6 July 2017
  • The best turndown amenity, guaranteed to result in a good night's sleep, is a clean conscience.
    — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2020
  • In late March, Dave, who was working as a prep-cook and part-time dishwasher, lost both of his jobs to the economic turndown.
    — Greg Jaffe, Washington Post, 26 June 2020
  • At turndown, an aromatic scent of our choice was sprayed throughout the room to welcome a calming sleep.
    — Brande Victorian, Essence, 6 June 2023
  • Think: wine in-room upon arrival, a romantic turndown, or a surprise treat for the kids.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Splurge on the Premium Level room to gain entry to a special lounge and get turndown service.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
  • Otherwise, the Knicks got more turndowns that Quasimodo at the Posture Prom.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 1 July 2019
  • Come evening, dogs receive a daily turndown surprise and can snooze in comfort on their very own St. Regis dog beds.
    — Paul Rubio, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2019
  • In the evenings, there is a complimentary turndown service topped off with warm cookies and milk.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 28 July 2020
  • Despite the economic turndown across the UK that has seen the pound plummet, the country’s richest Gen Zers appear to be even hungrier for the luxe life.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Instead of toss-away slippers at turndown, guests are gifted sturdy espadrilles at the beginning of their stay to use and take home.
    — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Plus, the staff goes above and beyond with thoughtful amenities for the bride and groom like cake pops decorated with a wedding dress and tuxedo and rose petals on the bed at turndown.
    — Christina Liao, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Santa will leave a turndown gift and those staying on Christmas Eve, receive a stocking full of surprise gifts.
    — Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • After six turndowns, one vender took the charger in his hand and offered the correspondent twenty-five cents.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2018
  • Important Pup) Package, which includes a two-night stay, keepsake water bowls, treats at turndown and more.
    — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 22 July 2019
  • The service is flawless, from the tuxedoed waiters to the housekeeping staff, who at turndown leave behind pitchers of water, chocolates, and—surprise!—kiwis.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Your stays at both properties come with daily breakfast for two and wellness turndown amenities.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 July 2022
  • On every nightstand is not a piece of chocolate from turndown service but a bottle of hand sanitizer.
    — Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Amenities include a small-plates breakfast with each stay, evening turndown service, outdoor fire pit, onsite library, and more.
    — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2019
  • Today, romantic passages from the letters are used for the nightly turndown service.
    — Adam H. Graham, WSJ, 17 May 2022
  • There’s also nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service.
    — Susan B. Barnes, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2017
  • There is an impeccable attention to detail here, from the white orchids set in silver cups on the breakfast tables to the fine chocolates left on a porcelain tray as a turndown treat.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • With that also comes little turndown gifts like aromatherapy patches and face masks.
    — Christina Liao, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Evening turndown features a light therapy face mask, affirmation cards and a foot massage roller.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023
  • While the final results are expected Friday, labor experts say the likely turndown of a union is a big win for the country's second-largest employer.
    — NBC News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Throw pillows and bedspreads could be eliminated, as well as welcome and turndown amenities.
    — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2020
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turn down

2 of 2 verb
  • I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation.
  • Should the heat have been turned down when the okra was covered?
    — Virginia Willis, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • Bring to a boil over high; then turn down the heat to low.
    — Ronni Lundy, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2023
  • At 15 yards, where the cattle trail split into two lanes, the buck turned down one of the trails.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 20 Dec. 2023
  • For Fredette, a chance to play in the Olympics was too compelling to turn down.
    — Sean Gregory, TIME, 25 June 2024
  • Even among people in their 50s, more than one in five were turned down.
    — Jonel Aleccia, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Don Cheadle isn't one to turn down a dare from George Clooney.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Would the temptation to come back to the center ring of the circus be too much for the showman to turn down?
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Should a hotel be able to turn down black or Jewish clients?
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Mar. 2023
  • That happened again, and again, and again — in all, Anglin was turned down by over a dozen flight schools.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • After menopause, the negative part of the amygdala is turned down.
    — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Prospective tenants turn down units for fear of crime, the report states.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Both the trial judge and an appeals court turned down the request.
    — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • One thing puzzled me: The flatware was turned down toward the table.
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • An investor could turn down your pitch, or sales could suddenly take a turn for the worse.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The mothers said they have already been turned down twice by IVF centers.
    — Renee Maltezou, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
  • One in 10 unemployed Gen Zers have had to turn down a job because of such costs.
    — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 5 Feb. 2024
  • But Hamas has since turned down two offers for a pause in the fighting, each one more generous than the last.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Lawyers who have faced her in the courtroom say that the corners of her lips seemingly never turn down.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • In the end, Molitor turned down better financial packages to play with the Twins.
    — Scott Miller, Twin Cities, 19 July 2024
  • That said, the public’s feelings about the economy are often tempered by the fear that things could turn down again in the blink of an eye.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, 41% said such problems have forced them to turn down a new job offer.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Fauci turned down an offer, in 1989, to become NIH chief.
    — Jason Mast, STAT, 16 June 2024
  • This came just a few hours after the Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote turned down the Biden administration’s plea to keep the law on hold.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Image As Fell-Davis turned down 96th Street, parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles walked kids to the school fence.
    — Meg Bernhard, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2023
  • There’s no denying pies are delicious (dare you to try to turn down a slice of this Hot Buttered Rum Pie).
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 9 Nov. 2023
  • If some characters are having their horniness turned down, Halsin could stand to have his turned up a bit.
    — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Now, 16 years after turning down the title role, Brady will replace Mingo as the Wiz when the show moves to Broadway in the spring.
    — Adam Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The scammer went so far as to listen in on Yaffe’s phone, which was in her pocket, as she was turned down by Bank of America.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • There is something soul-sucking about each face, mouths turned down, eyes full of glazed gaunt with steely-ill intention.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024

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