rotary

Example Sentences

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They haven’t seen three completed passes in a row since phones came with rotary dials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Regardless, the desire to be “the Mary” is natural to anyone raised on “Mary Tyler Moore,” which describes pretty much anybody who remembers rotary dial phones or Nick at Nite.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

It’s like having the world’s largest collection of rotary phones while the other guy’s building cell towers.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

“I miss the rotary phone. I still look for phone booths.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

You’re given a top-down view of a three-dimensional tunnel, and you use a spinning rotary dial to control a “shooter” that travels around the rim of the tunnel.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline