clockwise
Example Sentences
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"If you could look at the galaxy from above, the overall magnetic field is going clockwise," says Brown.
From Science Daily
Players release the stone down the pebbled ice sheet in such a way that it curls either clockwise or anti-clockwise so they have more control over it.
From BBC
They flew clockwise, coming from the south, rising to a thousand feet above the summit.
From Literature
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The answer couldn’t simply be “clockwise”—or why bother asking?
From Literature
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If you do have a burst pipe, you can turn the stop tap clockwise to stop the water.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.