How to Use turnabout in a Sentence

turnabout

noun

• His turnabout could speed up the timetable for him to be sent to the U.S.
  — CBS News, 19 Dec. 2022
• But as the proverb goes turnabout is fair play, and at least two cats are now well aware of that.
  — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 28 Jan. 2020
• Then came a turnabout, as wetter weather filled the lakes to the brim.
  — John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2021
• This is a quick turnabout from last month when the Army was prepared to do just that.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 July 2022
• The weapons sale was the stated reason for this turnabout.
  — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 3 May 2018
• If all goes well, UCLA’s turnabout in the stands will mirror its resurgence on the field.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2021
• Biden’s arrival in the White House a year ago marked a striking turnabout.
  — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2022
• Musk's latest turnabout only added to the sense of chaos.
  — Elizabeth Dwoskin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
• The ban on food exports is a sharp turnabout for Mr. Modi.
  — New York Times, 13 June 2022
• While turnabout seems fair play, that just isn’t the American Way.
  — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2019
• The back story on what led to the turnabout is a bit convoluted, but bear with me.
  — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• There is still time for a Democratic turnabout, but the party needs to act now — right now.
  — Allan Lichtman, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
• That amounted to a turnabout just one week before the election.
  — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
• This year marks a sharp turnabout for the Virginia GOP, which has struggled over the past decade and had not won a statewide race since the 2009 cycle.
  — Matthew Barakat, ajc, 3 Nov. 2021
• With that great turnabout, Mr. Kundera’s books were legal in his homeland for the first time in 20 years.
  — Daniel Lewis, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• The production cut by OPEC+ marks a major turnabout in the approach of the 23-member group.
  — Stanley Reed, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Oct. 2022
• The turnabout in the offense from a year ago is so complete, there can’t simply be one reason.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• The abrupt turnabout means that some security experts still place high odds of the chance of war.
  — Bridget Coggins, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
• The turnabout in views regarding a $15 wage base has been head-spinning.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2021
• At the same time, many Chinese were quick to point out the party’s abrupt turnabout in policy.
  — Amy Chang Chien, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
• Democrats are responding to this turnabout by calling for Mr. Brown to be fired for heresy.
  — The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 14 May 2023
• The early March turnabout followed a February that set records for dryness in parts of the state.
  — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2020
• Surely the 76-point turnabout is another record of some kind.
  — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
• Tuesday’s decision marks a sharp turnabout for the White House.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2021
• But then, suddenly, there was turnabout and the turnstiles.
  — Mark Goodman, The Denver Post, 7 June 2019
• But Bloomberg agreed to lift those restrictions in a recent turnabout.
  — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2020
• In a startling turnabout earlier Wednesday, Trump made an all-caps pitch for the bill.
  — Alan Fram and Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2018
• Quickly, a reporter pointed out the rest of the story — the reason for Anthem’s turnabout.
  — David Weigel, Washington Post, 6 June 2017
• That was a sharp turnabout from the early years of the Trump administration, when take-home pay was steadily climbing.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 16 July 2024
• The turnabout leaves a question: How can the Times overindulge in coverage of Biden’s age one day, only to stand accused of participating in an industry-wide failure on that same issue the next day?
  — Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 8 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Nov 2024