about-face
noun
1
: a 180° turn to the right from the position of attention
2
: a reversal of direction
3
: a reversal of attitude, behavior, or point of view
about-face
intransitive verb
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Examples of about-face in a Sentence
the candidate's frequent about-faces on issues disturbs many voters
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The conciliatory stance was an about-face for a company that previously had intensely resisted the campaign to organize its workers.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The vote was an about-face for the committee, which had declined to release the report in November.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
The latter two players defected from the PGA Tour to LIV about 2½ years ago, and McIlroy long lamented the players who had done so before recently doing an about-face.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
His guilty plea in October was a major about-face, as Alexander had strongly maintained his innocence for months.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The vote was an about-face for the committee, which had declined to release the report in November.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
The latter two players defected from the PGA Tour to LIV about 2½ years ago, and McIlroy long lamented the players who had done so before recently doing an about-face.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
His guilty plea in October was a major about-face, as Alexander had strongly maintained his innocence for months.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Dec. 2024
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“About-face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/about-face. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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