flip-flop
noun
a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
flip-flopped
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past participleof flip-flop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof flip-flop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
flip-flopnouna sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
Example Sentences
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Newsom had previously flip-flopped on this idea, first vowing to restore a state program that provided up to $7,500 to buy clean cars and then walking it back in September.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
But, thanks to the pandemic, demand for aircraft seats has flip-flopped dramatically of late.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2024
But just a few weeks ago he flip-flopped, telling New York’s City & State that he was working on a documentary and a reality TV show, and therefore uninterested in engaging in a “messy primary.”
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2024
The player who flip-flopped between promising and problematic during an eventful 2019 seems to have taken coach Mike Tomlin’s late-season mantra “scared money don’t make money” quite literally.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
The ground was spongy, and my toes felt deliciously wet and cool in my flip-flopped feet.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
