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• left face
  left face

  interjection

  (used as a military command to perform a left-face.)
• left-face
  left-face

  noun

  a 90° turn to the left, especially as a marching command.

left face

¹ American  

interjection

1. (used as a military command to perform a left-face.)

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left-face ² American  

[left-fays] / ˈlɛftˈfeɪs /

noun

1. a 90° turn to the left, especially as a marching command.

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verb (used without object)

left-faced, left-facing

1. to execute a left-face.

Etymology

Origin of left-face

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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left face left-faced left-facing

Marine Corps insignia, was left face down, partially under Mogen’s body and the comforter, the new court filing detailed.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

Many migrants currently living in Mexico, especially those trying to arrive to the U.S., the very country I so easily left, face an entirely different experience.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2020

In the print ad, she looks directly into the camera with a lower left face almost completely collapsed, the scars from her multiple skin grafts alternately pulling and bulging.

From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2019

Those who go long and left face a treacherous chip.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2012

“The funny man has ears, you know!” the left face scolded.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

My troops enfiladed, left-faced, and left the spot.

From Roads of Destiny by O. Henry

Click the left-facing arrow at the top of the screen to get back to the About Chrome OS page.

From The Verge ● May 20, 2022

She directed the kids’ attention to a symbol, which she had circled in red, that looked like a left-facing bracket with a colon tacked on to its left side.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2020

St. Matthias is a subtly torqued figure, from the left-facing foreground foot up through the gently turning body to the right-facing head.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2016

The best exit looked to be the left-facing windows.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2016

Within the sliver-thin disc, worn smooth and shiny by great age, was a left-facing silhouette profile of a lighter shade of copper, raised just slightly from its dark base.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2010