U-turn

Example Sentences

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Michael Wright said the late U-turn had left him feeling "very raw" - as well as thousands of pounds out of pocket.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Seven months ago, a self-driving Waymo made an illegal U-turn at a traffic light right in front of police officers in San Bruno.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

But, she recalled, her career "took something of a U-turn" in her early 40s when she was cast in US 1990s sitcom Cybill, starring Cybill Shepherd.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

A Chinese tanker under sanctions with a history of evading U.S. restrictions on Iranian oil appeared to do a U-turn to sail back into the Persian Gulf after trying to exit through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I slowed and made a U-turn in the parking lot of a boarded-up church.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos