How to Use rotate in a Sentence

rotate

verb
Definition of rotatenext
Synonyms for rotatenext
  • We rotate—she does the dishes one week; I do them the next.
  • The café's menu will feature a hoagie that rotates weekly.
    — Michael Alberty | , oregonlive, 20 June 2023
  • Now, its forces have been compelled to regroup, rotate fighters and rearm just to hold the city.
    — Mstyslav Chernov and Jamey Keaten, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • The Beavers will be able to rotate between the first and second lines and not see a noticeable fall in play.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 18 Aug. 2023
  • George will rotate once even though the length around the seed is negligible.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
  • The emcee is a selection made by the host network, and the host network rotates from year to year.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The work on view will rotate over the coming years, so perhaps the question will be moot as new work supplants the old.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • In fact, the way that the pads rotate had potential to create an even bigger mess.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • Drew felt his players did a good job of rotating out of the double team, speeding the game up.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 5 Jan. 2024
  • As the planet rotates around the sun, the axis continues to point in the same direction.
    — Doyle Rice, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2023
  • Then, move on to the rotating ceramic rod, one side rough and the other smooth, and finish with the leather strop.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The summit rotates through different parts of the world, and the UEA successfully won the bid to host this year.
    — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The risk in the double-team is that the Gaels rotate the ball to the open shooter as well as anyone in the country, and that means taking away 2s for 3s.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Note that this budget-friendly miter saw does not rotate to make bevel cuts to the right.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Once you are laid on the flatbed, it is passed through the gantry as the CT scanner rotates around the body to take continuous X-ray images.
    — Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Observations from the past 50 years all point to one trend: that more active stars tend to rotate faster.
    — Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Faced with a slim parking spot, the car rotates in place as the wheels move independently, like a tank.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The 10-inch smart display is great for video calls with anyone who struggles to frame themselves or sit still since the screen rotates to best keep them in the shot.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 31 July 2023
  • To pair with the elevated pub grub, there's more than 20 rotating beers on tap.
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2023
  • As the pendulum swings back and forth, the Earth below it will rotate (because the rotation of the Earth is what causes night and day).
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Carlson and Brady Ebel will rotate at shortstop and third base, forming a standout left side of the infield.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Bake the scones: Bake the scones until golden brown on the top and bottom, rotating the pan halfway through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
    — Joy Howard, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The restaurant also offers a rotating selection of ice creams from Cream of the Crop.
    — The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
  • These open tombs are rotated through so that no single one gets too much foot traffic.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Holding the triangle in place, rotate the bottom right square 90 degrees and place it on top of the bottom left square.
    — Maggie Burch, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The Reds have had a rotating cast of key contributors who have stepped up during the team’s best stretch of baseball since 2021.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
  • The luxury retailer rotates a huge swath of styles on sales.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2024
  • About 130 portraits will be on display on the wall in a rotating exhibit.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2023
  • The first two cages rotate together every 30 seconds, and the third every 60 seconds.
    — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Cook, covered, about 2 minutes, rotating skillet after 1 minute, or until whites are set but yolks are still runny.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024

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