How to Use revolve in a Sentence
revolve
verb- As the gear revolves, it turns the other gears.
- The software allows you to revolve images.
- The Earth revolves on its axis.
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The talk revolved around the need for stories from more points of view.
—Kevin Lincoln, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
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For the foodies out there, that’s what their trips revolve around.
—James Barrett, Country Living, 17 July 2020
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The changes that many workers want seem to revolve around more than just wages.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 14 Dec. 2022
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When ready to perform, the stage would revolve and place the new artist in front of the crowd.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2022
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Most of the puzzles revolve around the use of these two substances.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
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Their lives seemed to revolve around the two young girls, Castro said.
—al, 29 Nov. 2022
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But right now, the oil market is the sun around which the stock market revolves.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
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The app's problems revolve around the way it's supposed to work.
—Steve Alexander and Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 17 Jan. 2021
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The palate is a study on how to make a whisky revolve around oak while staying subtle and classy.
—Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
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There’s no revolving bookshelf in place just yet.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2026
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The promise might sound too good to be true, but those who live there say many of their dreams revolve around it.
—NBC News, 11 Feb. 2022
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Three of my friends lived in the same house, and our lives began to revolve around their living room.
—Charis Morgan, Wired, 29 Mar. 2022
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But for her own set, Raye is the sun around which everything else revolves.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
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When the past revolves around a gaping wound, a novelist must give shape to the void.
—Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
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As a nursing mom, my schedule revolves in large part around my baby’s needs.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 22 Nov. 2025
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The film revolves around a group of former strip club employees who scam their rich clients.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Mar. 2019
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Since then, at least seven states have launched their own revolving loan programs.
—Anthony Tordillos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
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Even better, most styles revolve around the $25-$45 price point.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2022
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The space acts as a sort of interior courtyard around which the rest of the rooms revolve.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 5 Aug. 2021
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The story will revolve around a child caught up in the hectic holidays.
—Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2021
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The event is an organizing tool around which the campaign revolves, like the hub and spokes of a wheel.
—David M. Drucker, Washington Examiner, 24 Jan. 2020
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At first, the drone business revolved mainly around film crews and hobbyists.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte’s newest revolving sushi bar is poised to open later this week.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2026
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But the movie revolves, of course, around the guys planning and executing their labyrinthine heist.
—Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
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One night when the set was revolving back around upstage, one of the fireworks got caught on a curtain and caught on fire.
—Leah Romero, ELLE, 24 May 2023
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The new season is picks up eight months after the events of the finale and will revolve around the death of Bryce.
—Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 23 Aug. 2019
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Meanwhile, the Buffs’ door keeps revolving.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
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