How to Use volte-face in a Sentence

volte-face

noun

• This volte-face was not just about electoral politics.
  — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
• The Kremlin has denied any such request was made, which tells you something about how Moscow views the optics of this diplomatic volte-face.
  — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 22 Dec. 2025
• The volte-face in transfer strategy is not necessarily negative.
  — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
• Love was unclear on the reasons for her volte-face, but speculated that Sky had failed to convince Bake Off stars like Paul Hollywood to make the switch.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
• Another meeting was scheduled for next week with the club’s media team and, though Pereira has experience of working with Marinakis previously at Olympiacos in Greece, the whole volte-face appears to have completely caught him out.
  — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 July 2026