turn of events
noun phrase
: a change in what is happening
There has been a dramatic turn of events.
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The dramatic turn of events occurred an hour and a half before the city’s curfew was set to go into effect.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
The startling turn of events has relatives on both sides of the family worried.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
The dramatic turn of events for Walpole will give it a chance to regroup with a trip to the Division 2 state semifinal on the line.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
However, the turn of events that set the bubbly Southern mother of two free was utterly unexpected.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 June 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
The startling turn of events has relatives on both sides of the family worried.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025
The dramatic turn of events for Walpole will give it a chance to regroup with a trip to the Division 2 state semifinal on the line.
—Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 June 2025
However, the turn of events that set the bubbly Southern mother of two free was utterly unexpected.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for turn of events
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“Turn of events.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20of%20events. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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