about-face

Example Sentences

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In a sudden about face, and with less than 48 hours to go before the G20 conference, the US announced that it would be sending a small team of its in-country diplomats to the handover ceremony, but that it wouldn't take part in any discussions.

From BBC

It's an about face for the hospital, which previously said employees and students could skip being vaccinated if they wore N95 masks.

From Fox News

“The water pressure is higher than it has ever been and there are more leaks than I have fingers,” said Kevin Boyles, a school board official in Brainerd, Minn., who said he recently received 80 emails in three days about face masks.

From New York Times

Reached by phone Friday, Gibson confirmed that the parent had been upset about face masking requirements.

From Los Angeles Times

The mask culture war has been exhausting, the people most likely to abide by mandates are the same ones who need those mandates the least because they are already vaccinated, and in the long run it will be far more important to get people vaccinated than to pester them about face coverings.

From New York Times