Example sentences for: turf

How can you use “turf” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Questions of business and commerce are not neglected in this guide, from the most basic rural matters ( pick-up “agricultural equipment for the collection and storage of lucerne, hay, etc.”--the hay being made, no doubt, from ray-grass “a sort of English turf”) to the abstractions of high finance.

  • Another common-sense check: One big reason that Staples was anxious to merge with Office Depot was that it feared an Office Depot invasion of its home turf, New England.

  • Congress has been less than enthusiastic because many members view the prepackaged deal as trespassing on their turf of working out bills.

  • It was Bill Gates' genius to understand that his tiny company could own the link between those two sides of the business, reducing PC manufacturers to commodity box-builders and forcing software developers to compete with Microsoft applications on Microsoft turf.

  • Instead of categorically defending a woman's right to an abortion, they have chosen to challenge pro-lifers on the pro-lifers' turf.


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