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

An Indian probe, the Mars Orbiter Mission, has orbited the planet since 2014.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2016

The spacecraft, launched from Earth in 1997, has orbited the ringed planet since 2004 and made fly-bys of its moons.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2015