Example Sentences

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For years, observations suggested that the gas inside the galaxy was rotating.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

At the beginning of the season, Brady was rotating with redshirt junior Seneca Curo at shortstop, but Curo suffered a shoulder injury.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2023

Like ruangrupa’s other members, Darmawan was rotating through Documenta’s venues every day, on foot or by tram, to watch the art take life and sometimes to participate in its creation.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

He was rotating through the emergency room as part of his training, even though the hospital was not supposed to assign interns to high-risk areas like the ER and intensive care units due to COVID-19.

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2021

His space-time had the curious property that the whole universe was rotating.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking