rotate
Example Sentences
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A planet orbiting both stars experiences competing gravitational pulls, which cause its orbit to slowly rotate, or precess, much like a spinning top wobbling under gravity.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
There was little that Ed Barnard, in his first match as Warwickshire captain, could do but rotate his array of seamers in the hope of inducing errors.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
After all, if the hips rotate well, they absorb much of the energy of the swing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Soft commodities have begun to show signs of renewed strength after a relatively quiet stretch, with key grains like corn and wheat starting to stabilize as investors rotate into lagging areas of the commodity complex.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
There’s something about the way Kaylee looks around at everyone that makes me think she might be able to rotate her head more than 180 degrees, too.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Vocabulary lists containing rotate
Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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Earth and the Solar System - Introductory
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Fish in a Tree
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