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

Which is why, in a bit of an odd turn of events, Sumrall riling up some SEC drama might just be valuable. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

In another extraordinary turn of events, there were people on board the flight who knew how to fly a plane and were able to bring the aircraft safely down. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Like many biographers, Hitchcock sees this physical ordeal as a turn of events that deepened Roosevelt’s character. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Barring a dramatic turn of events, the University System of Georgia will soon officially select a new chancellor to run the show. — Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for turn of events

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