How to Use turnabout in a Sentence

turnabout

noun
  • But as the proverb goes turnabout is fair play, and at least two cats are now well aware of that.
    — Ashley Hoffman, Time, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Then came a turnabout, as wetter weather filled the lakes to the brim.
    — John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2021
  • This is a quick turnabout from last month when the Army was prepared to do just that.
    — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • That amounted to a turnabout just one week before the election.
    — Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • The turnabout in the market has been swift for prospective buyers.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • But the turnabout didn't entirely make clear what happens next.
    — Maya Goldman, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The back story on what led to the turnabout is a bit convoluted, but bear with me.
    — Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The abrupt turnabout means that some security experts still place high odds of the chance of war.
    — Bridget Coggins, Washington Post, 1 May 2018
  • The turnabout in the offense from a year ago is so complete, there can’t simply be one reason.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
  • Biden’s arrival in the White House a year ago marked a striking turnabout.
    — Amy Goldstein, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2022
  • While turnabout seems fair play, that just isn’t the American Way.
    — Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2019
  • But Bloomberg agreed to lift those restrictions in a recent turnabout.
    — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • There is still time for a Democratic turnabout, but the party needs to act now — right now.
    — Allan Lichtman, Time, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The turnabout in views regarding a $15 wage base has been head-spinning.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2021
  • The bread-and-butter advantage among Democrats marked a sharp turnabout.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Surely the 76-point turnabout is another record of some kind.
    — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2020
  • At the same time, many Chinese were quick to point out the party’s abrupt turnabout in policy.
    — Amy Chang Chien, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Those results are a sharp turnabout for the dollar stores, which were once Wall Street darlings.
    — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
  • That wasn’t the turnabout that mattered to Melva regarding her son.
    — Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Tuesday’s decision marks a sharp turnabout for the White House.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The rapid expansion of such shelters, known as stabilization beds, is a turnabout for the city.
    — New York Times, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Maybe, just maybe, that is the reason for the abrupt turnabout in recommending wearing masks in public.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2020
  • If all goes well, UCLA’s turnabout in the stands will mirror its resurgence on the field.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The rulings were a turnabout from the court’s past decisions on racial issues in college admissions.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 June 2023
  • The early March turnabout followed a February that set records for dryness in parts of the state.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2020
  • The turnabout is not lost on Poeltl, who believes the Spurs will sport a leadership group by committee.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Quickly, a reporter pointed out the rest of the story — the reason for Anthem’s turnabout.
    — David Weigel, Washington Post, 6 June 2017
  • Quickly, a reporter pointed out the rest of the story - the reason for Anthem's turnabout.
    — chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2017
  • Bob Kispert, the man who didn’t want to be grilled in my interview with him, had retired before this turnabout but came back to help manage the cleanup.
    — cincinnati.com, 28 Jan. 2020
  • The turnabout lands amid a heated fight over public safety and Washington’s role in local law enforcement.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Oct. 2025

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