about-face
noun
1
: a 180° turn to the right from the position of attention
2
: a reversal of direction
3
: a reversal of attitude, behavior, or point of view
about-face
intransitive verb
Examples of about-face in a Sentence
the candidate's frequent about-faces on issues disturbs many voters
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That is a startling about-face in positional value by Schoen after letting Xavier McKinney walk to a first-team All-Pro season in Green Bay on a four-year, $67 million deal with $23 million guaranteed.
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
But its decision to about-face on what executives long cast as a sacrosanct passenger perk brings the largest U.S. domestic carrier in line with its rivals, which together generated more than $5 billion from bag fees last year, according to federal data.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The about-face on what had seemed to be the most viable new shelter proposal in the region raises deep questions about how Central Florida is ever going to expand its supply of shelter beds, since such proposals almost invariably face not-in-my-backyard protests.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
In 2015, the Instagram star did a stunning about-face, admitting she had never been diagnosed with the terminal illness and essentially exposing herself as a fraud to her fans.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
But its decision to about-face on what executives long cast as a sacrosanct passenger perk brings the largest U.S. domestic carrier in line with its rivals, which together generated more than $5 billion from bag fees last year, according to federal data.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The about-face on what had seemed to be the most viable new shelter proposal in the region raises deep questions about how Central Florida is ever going to expand its supply of shelter beds, since such proposals almost invariably face not-in-my-backyard protests.
—Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025
In 2015, the Instagram star did a stunning about-face, admitting she had never been diagnosed with the terminal illness and essentially exposing herself as a fraud to her fans.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for about-face
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“About-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/about-face. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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