volte
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Beyond this, the reasons for the timing of the government's volte face are speculative.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
She is deeply caring of her mother but retains a wariness around her—hints of buried wounds—that helps explain her apparent volte face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
A volte face in Treasury yields has improved investors' mood considerably this week as excitement about U.S. disinflation builds despite conflicting signals from around the world.
From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2023
Graham's announcement, made on CNN’s State of the Nation, represented a volte face from previous calls for the authorisation to declare war on Iran.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2014
It was not a volte face of character: that did not change.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
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