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
The strike off a half-turn in the box was disallowed after VAR showed Heber was offside.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 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
It was no mere attempt to see what lay behind by making a half-turn and pretending to look elsewhere; no corner of the eye business; but a full, straight, direct, significant stare.
From The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories by Blackwood, Algernon
