turn heads

phrase

: to attract favorable attention
the car's sleek design is bound to turn heads

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Zoe Saldaña turned heads in a plunging LBD covered in distressed fabric on the red carpet on July 29. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 July 2026 But the origin of the model Hugging Face used to combat the rogue AI is also turning heads. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 24 July 2026 His resemblance to Tadzio turned heads in the nightclubs frequented by the young elite. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 24 July 2026 Registe is a redshirt freshman who has been turning heads, while Camacho has been praised in the past by head coach Sonny Dykes for his effort in practice. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn heads

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“Turn heads.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20heads. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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