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Examples of about-turn in a Sentence

more than one London newspaper accused the prime minister of doing an about-turn on the issue
Recent Examples on the Web Trent makes an about-turn and decides to follow the light. Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of about-turn was in 1893

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“About-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/about-turn. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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