How to Use rotation in a Sentence
rotation
noun- The car needs a tire rotation.
- The Earth makes one rotation every day.
- Alfalfa and corn are planted in rotation.
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That just leaves the rotations at the corners of the N shape.
— Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023 -
If none of those four will be in the rotation, then who?
— Irie Harris, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023 -
The rotation has been shaky for the Dodgers all season, and been a strong point for the Padres.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 -
At the moment, there wouldn’t seem to be room in the rotation for him.
— Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2023 -
All winnable games backed by one of the best rotations in the majors.
— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2023 -
He’s been a fleeting part of the rotation to this point.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 6 June 2023 -
And what does that rotation have to do with the direction of time?
— Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023 -
Ohtani could fill a real Dodgers need in their rotation and at the plate.
— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023 -
The core rotation will also fire up your obliques, the muscles that run along the sides of your trunk.
— Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Some of the stations that first added dropped us down in their rotation.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2023 -
But the second side is full of songs that have dropped out of their live rotation.
— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024 -
But now look at the piece near the axis of rotation (the yellow line).
— Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024 -
At other times, he’s struggled so much that he’s been one of the worst starters in the rotation.
— Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 1 June 2024 -
These luxe-looking pairs will be on heavy rotation in the months ahead.
— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2024 -
The movement of the shadow across the land happens as the Earth's rotation interacts with the orbit of the moon.
— Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024 -
Now the Red Sox have to wait and see how long the calf injury keeps Paxton out of their rotation.
— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The deals are up to 45 percent off, meaning the trendy brand can be in your wardrobe rotation for a fraction of the cost.
— Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023 -
Schlee, a Kent State transfer, was supposed to be in the rotation last week, but did not play.
— Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023 -
The 31-year-old right-hander has been dealing in his third shot in a rotation.
— Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023 -
Third-year guard Payton Pritchard was out of the rotation for most of this season.
— Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023 -
This play is a cry from the heart and the next rotation to face up to the difficult truths that are staring us all down right now.
— Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 16 June 2024 -
Hancock has taken his spot in the rotation for the time being.
— Jack Magruder, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024 -
This one is for the athletes who need rotation to power their throws.
— Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 30 Jan. 2023 -
The starting rotation has done the relief staff less favors as of late.
— Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023 -
The base of the system has a 360-degree rotation controlled by the remote.
— Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023 -
This is where the best running shoes for flat feet come in—certain pairs can help prevent all that rotation.
— Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 4 Nov. 2024 -
With a true 12-man rotation, Golden State wore down its opponent once again.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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