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

We quickly sent them to the right-about, and they had to re-embark in disorder.

From The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

You are trifling with your future; far more important people than Chief Judges, however able, are now being sent to the right-about in Austria.

From The Chief Justice A Novel by Franzos, Karl Emil

It wouldn't surprise me if it all ended in Zack turning right-about face, and caring for Uncle Caleb just as much as he thought he hated him.

From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Douglas, Alan

And with the biggest man in Westville on your side, you’ll see how public opinion will right-about face!”

From Counsel for the Defense by Chapman, Charles M.