How to Use U-turn in a Sentence

U-turn

noun

• Sweatt then made a U-turn at a high rate of speed and struck the victim in the road.
  — Marc Fortier, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2024
• The cat made a deft U-turn, scampered out of the trap, and vanished.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• This marked a U-turn from the first two years of the pandemic.
  — Rachel Lerman, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2023
• This blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shack on the side of Granbury Road is worth making the U-turn for.
  — Sydni Walker, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
• The driver later made a U-turn and went the wrong way on the freeway.
  — Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
• Darnold's vehicle then made a U-turn and left the scene.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 29 June 2023
• Once that happens, the bull shark pulls an abrupt U-turn and charts a wide course around the massive croc.
  — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 27 July 2023
• Because of that, the plane was forced to make a quick U-turn back to the boarding bridge where SLC police were called.
  — Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
• After the 18-year-old driver made a U-turn, Chandra stayed with them.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
• The driver made a U-turn, tracing back toward the rapper.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
• The car then made a U-turn, and its driver got out and started shooting at the teens, who took off running.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
• Kizzee made a U-turn in front of deputies, dropped his bike on the sidewalk and ran, according to the department.
  — Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
• Moulton was seen making a fast U-turn over a curb and pulling over on a side street before pulling Grabow out of his car.
  — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
• This is quite the U-turn, even for the notoriously boom-to-bust oil market.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
• The giant swordfish made a hard run on the surface and then did a U-turn, swimming directly at the boat.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2023
• Denver has whipped a U-turn and its defense is starting to perform.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
• Farmer: The Broncos whipped a U-turn this season, going 5-1 since starting 1-5.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2023
• The vehicle made a U-turn and passed Salas-Keen’s home a second time before backing up.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2024
• The driver then took a U-turn before taking a hard right and driving through the building's front office, Reese said.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
• Just a few weeks ago, people were lining up to buy the giant collectible Stanley cups, but since then there's been a U-turn.
  — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024
• The man made a U-turn in a cul-de-sac and then started driving toward one of the deputies, according to the sheriff’s department.
  — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• Authorities confirmed the truck was doing a U-turn when the crash occurred.
  — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• Fink attempted to make a U-turn to follow the Kia after the suspect made a U-turn and began driving in the wrong direction.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2024
• The footage shows the driver of a red car speaking briefly to Ellis' neighbor, driving to the end of the block before making a U-turn, then stopping and firing nine times.
  — Kathleen Foody, arkansasonline.com, 24 Jan. 2024
• He was arrested in 2012 after making a U-turn to avoid a checkpoint and leading police on a high-speed chase.
  — Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
• The car drives away, turning into a Home Depot parking lot, before making a U-turn and speeding away.
  — Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 10 Apr. 2023
• Still, the apparent and abrupt U-turn for Lemon’s show raises questions about the company’s approach to partnerships and free speech.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
• With the bond sales completed, why would any government, especially one ruled by the oil and gas industry, make a U-turn, and change it up?
  — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
• The driver then made a U-turn within the intersection and drove onto the wrong side of the street, hitting another vehicle.
  — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2023
• Barel’s husband made a U-turn and minutes later received a text from someone in his army reserve group saying there were attackers in the area.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024