How to Use turn the tables in a Sentence

turn the tables

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• Punk turned the tables and shoved Owens into Engler, who bumped to the outside.
  — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
• This turns the tables on them, with one of crypto's biggest and most established companies working to appeal to wealthy investors who may want options with a range of strategies and asset classes.
  — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
• However, Ormund is sickened by the blood spurting in his eyes, and Roddy turns the tables, using his remaining hand to stick a knife well into Ormund's backside.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
• Coming off a 9-0 defeat Saturday night, New York turned the tables and outhit Pittsburgh 15-4.
  — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
• That’s why artists Harris Alterman and Dave Ross are having a little fun in the subways by posting parody ads featuring taglines meant to turn the tables on AI.
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
• The heirs or representatives of Jews who lost artworks during the Holocaust are hoping that the passage of a new law in California and a second one at the federal level will turn the tables in their favor.
  — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 16 Sep. 2026
• Of course, this conclusion is logical—the emergence of AI turned the tables on data management and organization, workflow management, task automation and many other enterprise areas.
  — Oleksandr Strozhemin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
• Universal Halloween Horror Nights includes a scene in its Prince of Darkness haunted house that turned the tables on an iconic Ozzy Osbourne moment from 1982.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
• What starts as harmless tailing quickly evolves into something much more dangerous — Bret’s high-speed pursuit isn’t subtle, and Robert turns the tables on him by pulling over and then tapping Bret’s Mercedes 450SL from behind.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
• After a less-than-stellar 27-7 loss in their preseason opener against the Broncos last week, the Falcons look to turn the tables against the Colts during their second exhibition game Saturday in Indianapolis.
  — Ajc Sports, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026
• Eventually, their bond will sour with Raskova using her knowledge of Zoya’s scandalous paternity (Zoya’s father is heavily hinted to be either Brezhnev or a son of Brezhnev) against Irina somehow, until Irina turns the tables on Raskova herself.
  — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 10 July 2026