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Examples
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Brud reached the front of the crevice and did a quick right-face.
Riverwind the Plainsman Thompson, Paul B. 1990
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The main answer can be stated almost as simply as doing right-face.
The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 United States. Dept. of Defense
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Farrel stepped lithely down the long front to the geometrical center of the formation, made a right-face, walked six paces, executed an about-face, and announced complainingly:
The Pride of Palomar 1918
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But any inclination the court's conservatives may have to execute a sharp right-face will not be bolstered by the fact that the ACA mandate looks more like a regulation than a tax.
Slate Articles Simon Lazarus 2012
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But other choices - like having the Snoring Man Cliff Bemis on the train suddenly wake up and sing a few notes of "Snow," and having the General exit the barn with a flawlessly executed right-face - are smart and funny.
NYT > Home Page By ANITA GATES 2011
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Within seconds they were halted and given a right-face.
VQR 2010
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The sergeant barked out a command, and the middle squad on the right side of the post made a quick right-face, almost at the same moment moving off at double-time.
VQR 2010
relishandbeans commented on the word right-face
Turn to look at a face. Opposite of about-face
June 19, 2014
qms commented on the word right-face
A right face is a ninety degree turn to the right of the face and body. In military drill this maneuver is accomplished by prescribed crisp heel and toe movements.
June 19, 2014