Definition of Volte face
a complete rotation of 180 degrees about something
Examples of Volte face in a sentence
Sarah was yelling for a long time at her sister, but she did a volte face and is now kind and sweet to her sister. 🔊
When many citizens were not paying their taxes on time, the treasurer decided to do a volte face with the taxing policy requiring citizens to now be penalized for delayed payments. 🔊
After learning that I wrongly accused someone, I did a volte face and was now friends with this person. 🔊
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