half turn
Example Sentences
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There are too many occasions where I've seen him flying into tackles when his opponent is on the half-turn; Tarkowski takes advantage of the situation by making his challenge dangerously heavy.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2024
The strike off a half-turn in the box was disallowed after VAR showed Heber was offside.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023
The motor kicks in after about a half-turn of the pedals, but I’ll readily admit to using the twist-throttle to kick-start the bike from a dead stop more than once.
From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2019
Indeed, it was the kind of shooting opportunity on the half-turn that many strikers would have passed up as too difficult.
From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2019
The man made a half-turn on his well-worn shoes, and went his way in the steady jog-trot of seven leagues a day at thirty sous.
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Bazin, Ren?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
