on a dime

Example Sentences

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“But Iñaki is an incredible actor who is bringing a significant amount of skill to a role that can change on a dime in one scene. He can be playing three or four different ideas at once.”

From Los Angeles Times

However, “this is a market being driven by headlines, those headlines can turn on a dime,” said Josh Gilbert, market analyst at eToro.

From The Wall Street Journal

The stock market’s day-to-day narrative can change on a dime, and this week’s theme of a pullback in precious metals and bitcoin continued early on Thursday.

From MarketWatch

And though this is not an entirely unexpected plot twist, the film has plenty more up its sleeve, including the opportunity for Seyfried to, once again, turn on a dime.

From Salon

Things “can change on a dime, as it has in the past.”

From The Wall Street Journal