- a variation of rote.
rota
Example Sentences
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The tribunal found that requiring her to work a fully flexible seven-day rota placed her at a particular disadvantage because of her childcare responsibilities.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Most parents lose sleep over the amount of piecemeal work required to cobble together a summer schedule; very few relish the planning and spreadsheets and carpool rota involved in keeping their kids safe and occupied.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
The court heard the men resorted to a "secret rota" of sleeping in shifts and eating animals from the vessel's catch in order to survive.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
The nurse and the consultant, who had previously cared for Alice, had both moved on and there was a high level of temporary agency staff filling long-standing gaps in the rota.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
We had to maintain a strict rota to determine whose turn it was to play the Federals, as no one wanted to enact their part.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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