turn the tide

1. see turn of the tide.

Example Sentences

Insurgent sources have confirmed to the BBC that the new recruits are one of the factors, together with the drones and air strikes, which have turned the tide on the battlefield.

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Tom Fletcher, head of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said earlier this week that aid groups are "turning the tide on the starvation crisis" but that "far more" was needed.

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Russia's military support for Assad helped turn the tide of the Syrian civil war in his favour when it started intervening in 2015.

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In fact, a defensive miscue might even have turned the tide for the entire series.

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Team Europe had led 3-1 after Friday but Team World won all four matches in San Francisco on Saturday to turn the tide before Sunday's final day.

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