orbit

Example Sentences

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While the three men still keep in touch, Banks is no longer in their orbit.

From Los Angeles Times

Though it has had several promising test flights, SpaceX hasn’t yet sent its giant rocket called Starship fully into orbit.

From The Wall Street Journal

Much like water spiraling down a drain rather than dropping straight through, gas continues orbiting the newly formed black hole as gravity gradually pulls it inward.

From Science Daily

Small, rocky planets circle close to their star, while large gas giants orbit at greater distances.

From Science Daily

Around him orbits a constellation of classmates - caustic, thoughtful, restless - who debate Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier, Karl Marx and the price of cigarettes with equal seriousness.

From BBC