right-about
Example Sentences
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“I think we had better turn right-about, we shall never be able to get past him alive,” said the captain.
From East of the Sun and West of the Moon Old Tales from the North by Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen
Mrs. Tovell jealously reserved for herself the duty of scrubbing these state apartments, and sent any servant to the right-about who dared to lay unhallowed hands upon them.
From Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
That object achieved, he proposed to turn his visitors to the right-about and send them home.
From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian
If Farren, cleverest of men, Should go to right-about, What part of town will he be then?
From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by Adams, William Davenport
"We must just right-about face, and get back to New York," said the captain, ominously.
From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie
