rotate
verb (used with object)
to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
were rotating
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past progressiveof rotate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Working with his HR partner, Melissa Kremer, he said, “we had multiple internal candidates that we were rotating into different roles so the board could see them in different enterprise leadership positions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The main changes the commission made were rotating the star by 22.5 degrees so it pointed straight north, and replacing the original light blue, white and green stripes with a solid, light blue field.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
Yet, the Lakers can’t do the same when their three superstars were rotating in and out all year long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2022
“We were rotating with Russia, so …” teammate Shane Wiskus said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021
Thus, if in the cut first given the ball were rotating in the direction of D H I instead of I H D, the ball would curve, not toward F, but to the right.
From Base-Ball How to Become a Player by John M. Ward
