How to Use switcheroo in a Sentence

switcheroo

noun
  • They changed to a different system without telling anyone that they had pulled a switcheroo.
  • But the two pulled a switcheroo, showing up on the wrong coasts and wrong networks.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021
  • In the case of the Oscars, a lot went down in the final days that forced some last-minute switcheroos.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Ahead of that switcheroo, the network released a clip of D'Arcy's very first scene.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The front-man-drummer switcheroo was a highlight of their shows.
    Vulture, 26 Mar. 2022
  • The switcheroo is in large part thanks to Tesla’s successful start to the year.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The big switcheroo is known as the Merge—and it is slated to take place on September 14.
    WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022
  • O’Doul made his big switcheroo after 1923 when he was sent to the minors and showcased his bat.
    Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Sep. 2021
  • After the show wrapped, Luyendyk made a switcheroo, broke up with Kufrin and reunited with his No.
    Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2018
  • According to Arie, Luke's not the first to experience the good ol' switcheroo.
    Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan, 5 Sep. 2016
  • But for unknown reasons, a switcheroo has been ordered.
    Jake Coyle, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Much more typical is the rhetorical switcheroo played by the court in Ziglar v. Abbasi last term.
    Garrett Epps, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Meanwhile, a weather switcheroo is expected in the West.
    Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022
  • But that doesn’t change the fact that the Ozark finale was a wet fart of a conclusion to a show that tried to pull off something of a narrative switcheroo.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 2 May 2022
  • In a Ludlumesque switcheroo, the geopolitical tensions are a bit of a red herring.
    A.o. Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Other than that switcheroo, The Battles proceed as normal.
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Whatever the reason, Wall Street didn’t seem impressed with the switcheroo. Snap shares closed down almost 7% on Wednesday.
    Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
  • And Rocks indeed returned to the immunity challenge and announced the switcheroo.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The story appeared to provide no explanation for the switcheroo.
    Washington Post, 6 July 2021
  • Anne Hathaway’s spoiled starlet Daphne Kluger becomes a pawn in the gang’s elaborate jewel switcheroo.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 June 2018
  • As some of the most famous twins in the world, the Sprouse brothers have gone from pranking their teachers with a little switcheroo to starting their own careers during their adult lives.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Showrunner Angela Kang gave us the inside scoop on the switcheroo, revealed the original last line, and also walked us through all the other big moments from the episode that weren't changed.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The city of Atlanta has been quietly trying to pull the switcheroo on this historic area by killing off a tax scheme meant to help redevelopment.
    Bill Torpy, ajc, 2 July 2018
  • But the promo from The Bachelorette premiere finally alluded to the big switcheroo.
    Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2020
  • So keep your eyes peeled for a Ratajkowski outfit switcheroo — and expect the unexpected!
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • The quickest restaurant switcheroo in recent Detroit dining history is also proving to be one of the most short-lived.
    Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2018
  • In the most unexpected switcheroo, the best actor winner was announced last, presumably so the evening would end with a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman.
    Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Emmanuelle Vaugier plays the ersatz nanny who, instead of being annoyed at the mistake, simply decides to go along with the job switcheroo.
    Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The genetic switcheroo was likely due to waves of Islamic armies and explorers fanning out from the southwestern corner of Asia at the time.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2019
  • Though Terrance, who eventually moves in with Hen and Junior in preparation for the switcheroo, is also a disruptive force.
    Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023

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