bad turn

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Ellen Kessler was visiting her mother in Florida last year when things took a bad turn.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Considine's afternoon took another bad turn in injury time when he upended substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu on the edge of the box and Turnbull drilled home as Celtic took one more step towards another trophy.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2023

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