How to Use turnaround in a Sentence

turnaround

1 of 2 noun
  • The team needs a big turnaround after their loss last week.
  • The company has achieved a remarkable turnaround in the past year.
  • The latest news has caused a turnaround in public opinion.
  • The turnaround for most orders is 24 hours.
  • There is a 24-hour turnaround time on most orders.
  • The turnaround time for the IRS to send them out can be fast.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • There is a short turnaround in the first two games for the Chargers.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Earlier in the year, the turnaround time was up to 13 weeks.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Please note, there is about a ten-day turnaround time for funds to get to you.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The turnaround was fast because of the timetable set by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).
    Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Despite the tight turnaround, the words crystalized both the spirit of the age and the ethos of the band.
    Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
  • Then a 12-foot turnaround by Johnson in the mid-post put the game on ice.
    C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
  • This turnaround seemed to be in the making, at least for the offense.
    Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 26 May 2022
  • The concern now is the quick turnaround, with the Heat hosting the Kings on Wednesday night.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The course's south turnaround will be around 90th St and West Side Highway.
    ABC News, 22 July 2022
  • Brady ended the drought with a turnaround jump shot, but UConn allowed the Beavers to end the game on a 9-0 run.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The teams have a quick turnaround to finish the two-game set: Wednesday's matchup starts at 1:10 p.m.
    Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 3 May 2022
  • That there was no concrete plan in place for a turnaround.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That this one has two zones (for reds and whites) is a nice bonus for all my, um, quick turnaround wine.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The trail then spirals down to its end point at marker 90, the turnaround point for this trip.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024
  • The switch to February meant just a six-month turnaround from the last tourney.
    Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The turnaround of everything happened in a week and a half or so.
    Vulture, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The quick turnaround on Season 4 is a far cry from the long wait fans had for Season 3 of the series.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 May 2022
  • Whether the front office makes a trade or not, a turnaround push before the All-Star break would help.
    Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The Sharks, who have missed the playoffs for the last three years, would love to see a similar quick turnaround.
    Carol Schram, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • With no Norris, King led the race at the turnaround and cruised to victory.
    Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2022
  • The Orioles’ all-time turnaround won’t end in a playoff spot.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Due to the craziness of the week — and the short turnaround time — McManus didn't have any family or friends at the game.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Investors will look for signs of a turnaround in this report.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025
  • That latter figure marks a meaningful turnaround compared to the segment’s year-ago result (-$825 million).
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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turn around

2 of 2 verb
  • At the end of the short clip, Yates turns around with a smile.
    Alexandra Hurtado, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Then, in the process of backing up to turn around, he got stuck.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The dispatch center asked the deputies en route to turn around.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2022
  • So, Watts’ had the driver turn around and bring her back to set.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Not coming up all that way for the first time just to turn around.
    Tom Hewitt, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022
  • To catch it, turn around, find the rim and release the ball in four tenths of a second.
    Matt Brennantelevision Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2022
  • Seneca High School's football team has had a turn around for the ages.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Police helped a few semi-trucks turn around on the north side of the tracks.
    cleveland, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Many flights are canceled, and some have been forced to turn around.
    John Cox, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Right now, the year looks a little soft, but there’s still time for things to turn around.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The bettor can then turn around and use the $300 free bet on any other game.
    Xl Media, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But are tweaked recipes enough to turn around the fate of vegan meats?
    Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Cole didn’t need to turn around to know where Ohtani was sending his pitch.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • None of this means that Meta’s fortunes might not turn around again.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The first full day of the festival was when things began to turn around.
    Todd Plummer, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2022
  • But things quickly turned around with Burke at the helm for the past almost four years.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Then, Chance the Rapper turned around and let out a scream in shock as Fallon danced around the stage.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • As the child turned around to get candy from the table to hand out, the gunman entered the home.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The center launched an aircraft but the flight turned around due to bad weather.
    Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Sanders turned around Jackson State and then did the same for Colorado.
    Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Colorado hired Sanders to turn around a program that has been stuck near the bottom of the Pac-12 for most of the last decade.
    Ralph D. Russo, ajc, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The judges asked Hedges to turn around to see her dad standing in the audition room.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Not long after that, the man came out with his hands up but refused to turn around.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • After spending time by the ocean, Rodgers and Wright did not turn around to go home.
    Kayla Laine, CBS News, 17 July 2024
  • The driver turned around, parked, and approached the female body.
    Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
  • Then, with Steve Jobs returning to the helm in 1997, things started to turn around.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The video footage shows the sergeant turn around while backpedaling as he was pulled by the officer.
    NBC News, 15 Jan. 2022
  • And not just a survey that your big boss is going to turn around and throw in trash.
    George Musser, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Nearly a dozen people are seen on the ground, and then the driver turns around and appears to try to leave the scene.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • That’s not something a head coach says, then turns around and fires the position coach just weeks later.
    Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025

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