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
  • 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
  • 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 now look at the piece near the axis of rotation (the yellow line).
    Rhett Allain, WIRED, 2 Feb. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The lack of rotations is a problem across the Ukrainian military — not just for infantry on the line.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Since falling out of the starting lineup, Jovic has also dropped out of the Heat’s rotation.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Those searching for a new pair of white sneakers to add to their rotation should look no further than Gilt and Rue La La.
    Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Add ruffles into your rotation now, and get ready for all of your fall outfits to be grand slams.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • There’s no doubt the pickup of Cease lengthens and emboldens the rotation.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, head coach Steve Kerr kept his rotation tight to his starters and played second-year guard Moses Moody 9:49 in the final frame.
    C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
  • Russell Westbrook was moved to the bench and coach Tyronn Lue’s rotations began to set.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • With cozy sweaters, button-down shirts, or silky tops for a night out, these will soon be on heavy rotation throughout your wardrobe.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Filling holes in the rotation, in the outfielder and the lineup with a lefty bat or two — perhaps at DH or first base — is not about haste.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Saturday was a rough day for two A’s pitchers battling for the fifth spot in the rotation.
    Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
  • With their key rotation players on the court, the Lakers were largely uneven.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Not-so-hot take: Your fall capsule wardrobe isn't complete without one of the best Amazon lounge sets in rotation.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2023

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