about-face
Example Sentences
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The about-face highlights rising financial strain on managers of large private-credit funds marketed to individual investors who continue to ask for their money back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Kelly has done an even starker about-face on one of her favorite topics these days: trans issues, on which she used to be passably sympathetic.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The about-face in oil prices quickly helped dampen a stock-market rally.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
Trump's apparent about-face comes months after Washington and Seoul struck a trade and security deal, capping a period of tense negotiations.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Malfoy only just got out of the way in time; Harry made a sharp about-face and held the broom steady.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
