1
: a turn resembling the letter U
especially
: a 180-degree turn made by a vehicle in a road
2
: something (such as a reversal of policy) resembling a U-turn
Examples of U-turn in a Sentence
an abrupt U-turn of her support for the candidate after hearing the news of his misdeeds
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Wu and Tsai also scrapped plans to list Cainiao, Alibaba’s logistics arm, marking a U-turn on previous commitments.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Their immediate concern, and the main catalyst for Germany’s startling defense policy U-turn, is the war in Ukraine.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
The call marks a U-turn on years of US foreign policy and takes European allies by surprise.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Public Support for Climate Action A U-turn on climate action is both intellectually dishonest and an electoral loser.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
Their immediate concern, and the main catalyst for Germany’s startling defense policy U-turn, is the war in Ukraine.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2025
The call marks a U-turn on years of US foreign policy and takes European allies by surprise.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Public Support for Climate Action A U-turn on climate action is both intellectually dishonest and an electoral loser.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for U-turn
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“U-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-turn. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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