half turn

Example Sentences

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He could take the ball on the half-turn from defence and drive up the pitch.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

“Her calmness on the ball is different than everyone on the team, then her ability to get into spaces, get on the half-turn, she’s an excellent player with the ball at her feet,” O’Sullivan said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2023

The motor kicks in after about a half-turn of the pedals, but I’ll readily admit to using the twist-throttle to kick-start the bike from a dead stop more than once.

From The Verge • Aug. 8, 2019

Indeed, it was the kind of shooting opportunity on the half-turn that many strikers would have passed up as too difficult.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2019

Caracole, kar′a-kōl, n. the half-turn or wheel made by a horseman: a winding stair.—v.i. to turn half-round, as cavalry in wheeling: to prance about.—p.adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various