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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • All three of those women are in constant rotation in my car and house.
    Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Make an effort to add fish to your dinner rotation 1–2 times a week.
    Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Cdn, Cdces, Health, 5 May 2023
  • This phenomenon occurs in the Arctic and Antarctic Circles due to the Earth’s rotation in relation to where the sun is positioned.
    Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Invoking a sense of nostalgia, Gap’s cropped cardigan is a heavy hitter in any fall wardrobe rotation, pairing well with everything from corduroy pants and velvet trousers to shin-grazing leather skirts.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024

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