orbit
noun
the curved path, usually elliptical, taken by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
has orbited
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present perfectof orbit (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The small Balkan country has orbited the 27-nation bloc for nearly two decades with little to show for its efforts.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
Since launching in September, the communications satellite BlueWalker 3 has orbited Earth, curled up as if in a cocoon.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 13, 2022
Pierre Edwards has orbited D.C.’s creative sphere for some time, creating immersive art installations combining sound, video and lights such as “In Real Life” and “Ultraviolet” under the name District Dodger.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022
The skull, the candle, the family album, the blurred forest: so much of Mr. Richter’s painting, in abstract or representational modes, has orbited around the absent nucleus of the concentration camp.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2020
He was a member of four space flights and has orbited Earth 319 times.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 2, 2019
