1
: a turn resembling the letter U
especially
: a 180-degree turn made by a vehicle in a road
2
: something (such as a reversal of policy) resembling a U-turn
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Examples of U-turn in a Sentence
an abrupt U-turn of her support for the candidate after hearing the news of his misdeeds
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But over the course of its third term, the party made a U-turn and hardened its stance on rapprochement with the West.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
After laying on the horn for five straight seconds — a cry of frustration more than any conceivable call to action — the driver of a red pickup truck pulled a U-turn and retreated to the residential streets of Echo Park.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
The most her father can do now is go past the privacy curtain to the doorway, then, at the doorway, make a slow U-turn back to the bed.
—Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
Nobody is commenting on the circumstances surrounding the U-turn.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
After laying on the horn for five straight seconds — a cry of frustration more than any conceivable call to action — the driver of a red pickup truck pulled a U-turn and retreated to the residential streets of Echo Park.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
The most her father can do now is go past the privacy curtain to the doorway, then, at the doorway, make a slow U-turn back to the bed.
—Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
Nobody is commenting on the circumstances surrounding the U-turn.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for U-turn
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“U-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-turn. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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