volte-face

How To Use volte-face In A Sentence

• The tariff surely cannot survive the embarrassing volte-face. Humiliating climbdown surely spells apocalypse for Horsemen's tariff
• Ms Stern was forced out after she voiced strong internal objections to the volte-face and the deal, calling it "extortionate", "outrageous" and "against the public interest". Archive 2008-01-01
• A mass of sentimental and passionate fans gathered outside the headquarters of the Italian Football Federation in Rome as the national coach announced the squad, hoping that their pleas would prompt a last-minute volte-face.
• They must rank as two of the most remarkable volte-face of all time, two sides desperate to confound stereotypes which have been self-fulfilling and self-perpetuating for as long as any of us can remember.
• Part of the perplexity arises from a sudden onrush of doubt: did we misread the earlier texts, overlook the clues that would explain this surprising volte-face?
• The move is being hailed as "a stunning volte-face," a complete "U-turn on nuclear energy. Katie Engelhart: Political Fallout: Will Germany Go Nuclear-Free?
• This was perceived by the mass of the electorate as a volte-face if not a betrayal of electoral promises.
• The work shows a complete volte-face from his previous music.
• Twenty years later, in an astonishing volte-face, its members now stand for election.
• No, really...' said Hat, this volte-face taking him by surprise. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD