ROTATION in a Sentence

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For ROTATION, below is one of 11 sentences:
It was during the more pleasant weather, that in due rotation with the other seamen my first mast-head came round.

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 Meanings and Examples of ROTATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
rotation
 n.  revolution; act of rotating as if on an axis
Classic Sentence:
1  It was during the more pleasant weather, that in due rotation with the other seamen my first mast-head came round.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 35. The Mast-Head.
2  They now seemed to rotate on one spot.
War and Peace 6 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 16: CHAPTER I
Example Sentence:
1  A center of actual rotation as well as rotational symmetry may be called gyration center.
2  The rotation of the dancer kept time with the music.
3  Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.
4  It is best to allow the rotor to rotate freely.
5  The blades rotate around a central point.
6  Stay well away from the helicopter when its blades start to rotate.
7  We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil.
8  In physics, a torque is a vector that measures the tendency of a force to rotate an object about some axis.
9  The concept of long term rotational antibiotics for acne is outdated and this practice should be avoided.