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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But by the time summer came around, Anthropic did a massive U-turn on its policy.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Shield then quickly turns on his lights and sirens, making a U-turn and honking to warn ongoing drivers as the child makes it to the other side and runs through some grass.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Aside from external threats, there are internal divisions, with wrangling among Labour lawmakers limiting the ruling party's ability to change policy, with several significant U-turns on welfare spending reforms in recent months.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
That means that unless Senate Democrats make a U-turn and accept the House-passed seven-week CR, the government would stay shuttered until early next week.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Shield then quickly turns on his lights and sirens, making a U-turn and honking to warn ongoing drivers as the child makes it to the other side and runs through some grass.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Aside from external threats, there are internal divisions, with wrangling among Labour lawmakers limiting the ruling party's ability to change policy, with several significant U-turns on welfare spending reforms in recent months.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
That means that unless Senate Democrats make a U-turn and accept the House-passed seven-week CR, the government would stay shuttered until early next week.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
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“U-turn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/U-turn. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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