turn of events

noun phrase

: a change in what is happening

There has been a dramatic turn of events.

Examples of turn of events in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After that surprising turn of events, The Rock seemingly vanished as part of the storyline, and now fans believe he's finally done appearing in matches. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

Then an unlikely turn of events drives a wedge between Coleman and Kerr, too. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 1 Sep. 2025

In an unsurprisingly and inevitable turn of events, Julia is forbidden from leaving Castle Leathers. —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025

In a shocking turn of events, Tim Albin and the Charlotte 49ers showed their hand at quarterback just days before the season-opening kickoff against Appalachian State, with North Carolina transfer Conner Harrell emerging victorious from a five-plus-month quarterback battle. —Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for turn of events

• misrepresents
• ascents
• assents
• augments
• cements
• consents
• descents
• dissents
• extents
• ferments
• indents
• intents