turned around
Example Sentences
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“My nerves motivated me, but then they turned around and paralyzed me,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The road was shut in both directions and an air ambulance landed, while vehicles caught in the closure were turned around.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Dudamel’s case, his life has been turned around by the recent earthquakes that devastated Venezuela just two weeks after his last concerts in Walt Disney Concert Hall as L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"Everyone knows that will take time. They want to see how the value can be turned around as quickly as possible."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
On hearing the rustling of paper, I turned around just as Daisy walked up to me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
