about-face

Example Sentences

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Lewis, making progress sometimes requires an about-face to get back on the right road.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Kelly has done an even starker about-face on one of her favorite topics these days: trans issues, on which she used to be passably sympathetic.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

The about-face in oil prices quickly helped dampen a stock-market rally.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

The stalemate had pushed the prime minister last month to make an about-face on his pledge not to force the budget through parliament without a vote, a decision he called a "partial failure".

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Erin did an about-face and furiously whispered something to him, but he didn’t back off.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan