make a U-turn

Example Sentences

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He and other local car enthusiasts are pressing state lawmakers to make a U-turn during the 90-day legislative session starting next week in Annapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Davis told Brown to make a U-turn, and they drove slowly past the rapper’s convoy until Davis said they “found who we were seeking.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023

I got out of bed and watched a car headed for a particularly watery part of the street make a U-turn, driving across a low concrete median instead of attempting to drive through it.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2023

McGahey could be banned in future if the ICC was to make a U-turn on its eligibility criteria and follow the precedents set by other sports with transgender women.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023

Traffic could go only one way, and no one was allowed to make a U-turn, so even those cars that had already picked up their riders were stuck, waiting for the buses to load.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg