turn out like (someone or something)
idiom
: to become like (someone or something)
He didn't want to turn out like his father.
Nobody thought it would ever turn out like this.
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After an explosive fight with his father, Kraven runs away to the woods, leaving his brother behind, and begins his new life as an independent man with a mission to never turn out like his father.
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
But the result may turn out like last week, when the injection was higher than average, but below analysts’ forecasts, which investors took as a price-supportive sign.
—WSJ, 24 May 2023
Will Matthew Stafford turn out like Todd Gurley did and have a great season and then become nonfunctional due to an injury?
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The 2022 primary season is showcasing the range of GOP candidates who are running for and winning nominations, at least in part, based on falsehoods about that same election -- if not explicit vows to intervene in future races that might turn out like the last one.
—Rick Klein, ABC News, 22 June 2022
In the series, his therapist wife, Chris (played by Gillian Jacobs), inspires him to head back to the Forum in an effort to not turn out like his father.
—Vulture, 19 Mar. 2022
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
But the result may turn out like last week, when the injection was higher than average, but below analysts’ forecasts, which investors took as a price-supportive sign.
—WSJ, 24 May 2023
Will Matthew Stafford turn out like Todd Gurley did and have a great season and then become nonfunctional due to an injury?
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
The 2022 primary season is showcasing the range of GOP candidates who are running for and winning nominations, at least in part, based on falsehoods about that same election -- if not explicit vows to intervene in future races that might turn out like the last one.
—Rick Klein, ABC News, 22 June 2022
In the series, his therapist wife, Chris (played by Gillian Jacobs), inspires him to head back to the Forum in an effort to not turn out like his father.
—Vulture, 19 Mar. 2022
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“Turn out like (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20out%20like%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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