turnabout

[ UK /tˈɜːnɐbˌa‍ʊt/ ]
[ US /ˈtɝnəˌbaʊt/ ]
NOUN
  1. turning in the opposite direction
  2. a decision to reverse an earlier decision
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How To Use turnabout In A Sentence

  • As her confidence grows you may well see a considerable turnabout in her attitude.
  • And it's a surprising turnabout in a country in which government red-tape, poverty and traditional attitudes long combined to discourage adoption.
  • In a perverse turnabout, the intense fear of mistakes just makes for more mistakes.
  • They have also "gotten" conservative to very conservative nominees for the last several justices – turnabout is fair play. CNN Poll: Will Obama name a liberal to Supreme Court?
  • I wanted to ask Dean a few questions about the recent turnabout in policy.
  • The second half saw an amazing turnabout in the pattern of play.
  • So turnabout is only fair in Due Date, with him playing the foil -- to Zach Galifianakis. Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Due Date
  • If he's behind this sudden turnabout, that would explain it. TREASON KEEP
  • Of course I'm wondering about the sudden turnabout, but I'm not going to ponder too long or too deep.
  • It's a complete turnabout and nobody can credit that his arch rival Rod Macqueen announced his early retirement to his players after the game.
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