rotate
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
had rotated
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past perfectof rotate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At times, Liverpool executed the press well, with their front three blocking PSG's makeshift back three - before Frimpong jumped up to press whichever home player had rotated to the left side of defence.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Inter, which leads Serie A, had rotated its squad to give several players a rest.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
Flowers and Schweitzer had rotated some before the game, but now Washington appears to be giving Flowers a shot at the job.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2021
Guardiola had rotated his team again here, replacing some very good players with some other very good players.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 1, 2020
By the time he was twenty-three, and he got himself to an oral surgeon, they had rotated sideways inside his gums and were ejecting themselves through the tissue under his nose.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
