the tide turns

phrase

—used to say that someone's luck is changed

The team was on a losing streak, but then the tide turned and they went on to win the championship.

Examples of the tide turns in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the second half, the tide turns. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026

When the tide turns against a coach, the end is often in sight. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025

The pattern shows that when the tide turns, PLTR can fall faster and further than most large-cap peers. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

The steadier your mindset, the stronger your position when the tide turns. — John Ganem, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Marketers with the foresight to start adopting and honing these strategies sooner rather than later can be much better positioned once the tide turns. — Larry Gurreri, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

Within these limits, however, the war will be fought to the utmost until the tide turns decisively in one direction or curdles into a stalemate. — Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 25 Apr. 2022

Rhymes for the tide turns

• adjourns
• concerns
• discerns
• downturns
• internes
• nocturnes
• returns
• sideburns
• churns
• earns
• ferns
• kerns