1
: a turn resembling the letter U
especially
: a 180-degree turn made by a vehicle in a road
2
: something (such as a reversal of policy) resembling a U-turn
Examples of U-turn in a Sentence
an abrupt U-turn of her support for the candidate after hearing the news of his misdeeds
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Back in ‘96 in Vegas, after shots were fired, Knight — bleeding from his scalp — made a frantic U-turn and headed west at a high speed toward Las Vegas Boulevard.
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
People were a bit allergic to the new direction last time, but a sonic U-turn is a concession, a place where pragmatism does outweigh whim.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 June 2025
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Her climbdown on denying millions of pensioners the winter fuel allowance was not the only U-turn announced by Rachel Reeves, the U.K.'s chancellor of the Exchequer, this month.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The march toward electric cars in the United States took a U-turn in May when the Senate voted to revoke California’s electric vehicle mandate.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
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Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
People were a bit allergic to the new direction last time, but a sonic U-turn is a concession, a place where pragmatism does outweigh whim.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Her climbdown on denying millions of pensioners the winter fuel allowance was not the only U-turn announced by Rachel Reeves, the U.K.'s chancellor of the Exchequer, this month.
—Ian King, CNBC, 18 June 2025
The march toward electric cars in the United States took a U-turn in May when the Senate voted to revoke California’s electric vehicle mandate.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
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“U-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-turn. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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