How to Use pivot on/around in a Sentence

pivot on/around

phrasal verb
Definition of pivot on/aroundnext
  • Control of the courts would be the pivot on which much of Biden’s agenda would turn.
    — Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
  • When the moment feels right, we’re supposed to pivot around and stand back-to-back, spine pressed to spine.
    — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Browning gave his gun a full-length hinge pin for the barrels to pivot on.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Macduff plants himself like the steady leg of a compass, and the whole play must pivot around him.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Startups, by their very nature, run the risk of needing to pivot on a dime.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Making the pivot on the play was Jose Ramirez, who had shifted into the shortstop spot from third base.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 5 June 2022
  • But Ghee soars and soars, glowing every time the show’s follow spots pivot around to Daphne.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Those birds lay eggs that pivot on a smaller, pointed end.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Both the main character in that film and in this one down a glass of wine, and both narratives pivot on that moment.
    — CNN, 23 Apr. 2021
  • Then, drop down slightly and pivot on back foot and hip to drive back fist straight up to perform a rear uppercut.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • And speaking of guests, most did a complete pivot on their pre-planned trips and changed their reservations to go to the last-minute affair.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Drop down slightly and pivot on front hip to drive front fist straight up, to perform a front uppercut.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The success of donanemab and Leqembi are yet another pivot on the long road of Alzheimer’s research.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 17 July 2023
  • Indexes just aren’t built to pivot on the fly, leaving them wide-open to whatever the market deals them.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • But the Spanish election may pivot on the question of bad company.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 22 July 2023
  • Many left-wing Democrats believe that the 2022 elections will pivot around a lengthy legislative to-do list on Capitol Hill.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Repeat the squat, then stand and pivot on left foot, rotating hips right, and pressing left arm overhead.
    — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Use grease on choke tube threads and on the trunnions or hinge-pin where the barrels pivot on a break-action, and on the knuckle, the half-round piece on some break-action frames that bear on the forend iron.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Rotary blades spin underneath the skin guard and can usually pivot around to help give a close shave even around an uneven area.
    — Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The video showed plumes of black smoke and dust bursting on the pavement and a tank apparently trying, awkwardly, to pivot on the shoulder of the road to head back the other way.
    — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • This latest pivot on beer prompted outrage from fans, with questions about whether this decision could be a sign of more changes to come.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
  • This is where tax teams will need agility and the ability to pivot on a dime, and businesses will have to forecast well and prepare for any new guidance that comes.
    — Brian Peccarelli, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • According to reliable leaker Evan Blass, the tester performed a 180-degree pivot on their view of the headset.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • This will empower teams to execute and pivot on their own while staying focused on the vision.
    — Karim Zuhri, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
  • This is an opportunity to take your time, adjust, and pivot on your own timeline.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Joe Biden in the White House will represent a 180-degree pivot on climate change from his predecessor.
    — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Many discussions of the narrow defeat of the Democrats pivot around redistricting.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
  • To connect your binoculars, install a metal quick disconnect (QD) pin to the standard quarter-inch socket found in the front of the frame pivot on most optics.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2020
  • For McBride, one of the many ways she’s managed to keep up with the ever-shifting world of music and streaming is through allowing herself the ability to pivot on a dime in the digital age.
    — Julius Young, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Does a current lack of cash flow necessitate a pivot around your content strategy?
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024

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