one-eighty

Example Sentences

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But then, as if suffering a crisis of conscience, he pulled a one-eighty.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2013

Me: “Remember how yesterday you wouldn’t even talk to me? Kind of a one-eighty, huh?”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

I whip around in a full one-eighty, already speed-walking back to the Seventy-Second Street station.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Long enough that I’m expecting him to spin a one-eighty and run back for one more kiss.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Later, in the hall between third and fourth periods, I saw Digger, and I know he saw me—because I watched him do a double take and then turn a complete one-eighty.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings