bad turn

Example Sentences

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The professor takes a principled stand against the think tank’s bad turn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

She said Archie took a bad turn and was struggling to breathe, but she was told to "calm down" when she raised the alarm.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

But things took a bad turn from the start, when Hackett settled for a Brandon McManus 64-yard field-goal attempt in Wilson’s horrible homecoming at Seattle in the season opener.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

The couple knew the situation had taken a bad turn when the airport in Kyiv suspended flights.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2022

The Jeep had gone off the cliff on a bad turn.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez