How to Use turnabout in a Sentence

turnabout

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  • His turnabout could speed up the timetable for him to be sent to the U.S.
    — CBS News, 19 Dec. 2022
  • But as the proverb goes turnabout is fair play, and at least two cats are now well aware of that.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Then came a turnabout, as wetter weather filled the lakes to the brim.
    — John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2021
  • This is a quick turnabout from last month when the Army was prepared to do just that.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • The weapons sale was the stated reason for this turnabout.
    — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 3 May 2018
  • If all goes well, UCLA’s turnabout in the stands will mirror its resurgence on the field.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Biden’s arrival in the White House a year ago marked a striking turnabout.
    — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Musk's latest turnabout only added to the sense of chaos.
    — Elizabeth Dwoskin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The ban on food exports is a sharp turnabout for Mr. Modi.
    — New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • While turnabout seems fair play, that just isn’t the American Way.
    — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2019
  • The back story on what led to the turnabout is a bit convoluted, but bear with me.
    — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • There is still time for a Democratic turnabout, but the party needs to act now — right now.
    — Allan Lichtman, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
  • That amounted to a turnabout just one week before the election.
    — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • This year marks a sharp turnabout for the Virginia GOP, which has struggled over the past decade and had not won a statewide race since the 2009 cycle.
    — Matthew Barakat, ajc, 3 Nov. 2021
  • With that great turnabout, Mr. Kundera’s books were legal in his homeland for the first time in 20 years.
    — Daniel Lewis, New York Times, 12 July 2023
  • The production cut by OPEC+ marks a major turnabout in the approach of the 23-member group.
    — Stanley Reed, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The turnabout in the offense from a year ago is so complete, there can’t simply be one reason.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
  • The abrupt turnabout means that some security experts still place high odds of the chance of war.
    — Bridget Coggins, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • The turnabout in views regarding a $15 wage base has been head-spinning.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2021
  • At the same time, many Chinese were quick to point out the party’s abrupt turnabout in policy.
    — Amy Chang Chien, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Democrats are responding to this turnabout by calling for Mr. Brown to be fired for heresy.
    — The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 14 May 2023
  • The early March turnabout followed a February that set records for dryness in parts of the state.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Surely the 76-point turnabout is another record of some kind.
    — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Tuesday’s decision marks a sharp turnabout for the White House.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2021
  • But then, suddenly, there was turnabout and the turnstiles.
    — Mark Goodman, The Denver Post, 7 June 2019
  • But Bloomberg agreed to lift those restrictions in a recent turnabout.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • In a startling turnabout earlier Wednesday, Trump made an all-caps pitch for the bill.
    — Alan Fram and Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2018
  • The turnabout is not lost on Poeltl, who believes the Spurs will sport a leadership group by committee.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The biggest reason for the turnabout is transfer linebacker Ty’Ron Hopper, who has led the Tigers in tackles three of their first four games.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 1 Oct. 2022
  • In a poignant turnabout from his tense early days researching the agency, the museum’s library is now home to the David Kahn Collection.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024

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