Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

An estimated 997 active satellites were orbiting in 2010; 70,000 could be launched in the next five years thanks to commercial and military demand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Ian Coon, 21, of Des Moines, ditched Snapchat altogether, in part because of the number of former friends and dates who were orbiting his account.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2018

Finally, after waiting more than thirty years, he was permitted eight more days—and, because they were orbiting so quickly, a hundred and thirty-four more sunsets.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 9, 2016

For 24 hours, while mission control frantically reprogrammed the on-board systems in preparation for another landing attempt, Ahad and Lyakhov were orbiting the Earth alone in their tiny landing capsule.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2014

Somewhere out there the sluggers were orbiting Earth in their spaceship.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson