Meanings of rare turn in English

The fowl was showing a rare turn of speed and gaining rapidly.

The conflict playing out in public marks a rare turn of events for Silicon Valley.

In a rare turn, Japan was one of the developed nations that seemed to be doing better.

There was not a delicate and rare turn, a fine and keen touch, which did not come from him.

It has certainly paid dividends, with Lope de Capio displaying a rare turn of foot to win his past two starts.

He has contributed a key to many parts of nature, through the rare turn for unity and simplicity in his mind.

On the day we got the call to check out Iola Pederson's roof, I was working a rare turn on B shift.

Finally, I can find many worker placement games frustrating because it is a rare turn on which I can play at an optimal level.

In a rare turn of events, it seems like South Africa may be the only adult in the room when...

John, full of zeal, pursued one fugitive some fifty yards down the street, but his quarry, exhibiting a rare turn of speed, easily outstripped him.