rota

Example Sentences

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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

On Mondays, Tickner is on a cover rota, meaning she may have to take over a different lesson to that which she had planned to teach.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

A man due to provide security at the synagogue attacked by a knifeman had only avoided being there due to a late rota swap, his father-in-law said.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

The volunteers work on a four-week rota and take time to cut and sort out all the stories from two copies of each paper while being careful not to duplicate anything.

From BBC • Mar. 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