noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
make
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She made a U-turn and drove away, her son still crying.
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He picked out something from the shelves and made a clattering U-turn .
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He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.
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I made a quick U-turn in hopes of getting home sooner.
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She glanced behind her, then made a U-turn , and we began retracing the 45 minute drive to the hospital.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The government was forced to do a U-turn after angry protests about their taxation policy.
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The party lost all public support after a series of U-turns and policy failures.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the decision would be seen by Labour as another U-turn .
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He also once made a U-turn on the Golden Gate Bridge and crashed his patrol car.
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I started my car and did a U-turn , pulling up next to him.
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The road soon snakes to the east, giving the impression of a gigantic U-turn .
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The Supreme Court, once a champion of efforts to mix black and white, has performed a U-turn .