How to Use pivot on/around in a Sentence

pivot on/around

phrasal verb

• Control of the courts would be the pivot on which much of Biden’s agenda would turn.
  — Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2020
• When the moment feels right, we’re supposed to pivot around and stand back-to-back, spine pressed to spine.
  — WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022
• Browning gave his gun a full-length hinge pin for the barrels to pivot on.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 4 Aug. 2020
• Startups, by their very nature, run the risk of needing to pivot on a dime.
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Making the pivot on the play was Jose Ramirez, who had shifted into the shortstop spot from third base.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 5 June 2022
• But Ghee soars and soars, glowing every time the show’s follow spots pivot around to Daphne.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2022
• Those birds lay eggs that pivot on a smaller, pointed end.
  — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 27 Apr. 2021
• Both the main character in that film and in this one down a glass of wine, and both narratives pivot on that moment.
  — CNN, 23 Apr. 2021
• Then, drop down slightly and pivot on back foot and hip to drive back fist straight up to perform a rear uppercut.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
• And speaking of guests, most did a complete pivot on their pre-planned trips and changed their reservations to go to the last-minute affair.
  — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
• Drop down slightly and pivot on front hip to drive front fist straight up, to perform a front uppercut.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 5 Oct. 2021
• The success of donanemab and Leqembi are yet another pivot on the long road of Alzheimer’s research.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 17 July 2023
• Indexes just aren’t built to pivot on the fly, leaving them wide-open to whatever the market deals them.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes, 10 May 2021
• But the Spanish election may pivot on the question of bad company.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 22 July 2023
• Many left-wing Democrats believe that the 2022 elections will pivot around a lengthy legislative to-do list on Capitol Hill.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2021
• Repeat the squat, then stand and pivot on left foot, rotating hips right, and pressing left arm overhead.
  — Mallory Creveling, Health.com, 8 Sep. 2020
• Use grease on choke tube threads and on the trunnions or hinge-pin where the barrels pivot on a break-action, and on the knuckle, the half-round piece on some break-action frames that bear on the forend iron.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2023
• Rotary blades spin underneath the skin guard and can usually pivot around to help give a close shave even around an uneven area.
  — Steven Rowe, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2023
• The video showed plumes of black smoke and dust bursting on the pavement and a tank apparently trying, awkwardly, to pivot on the shoulder of the road to head back the other way.
  — New York Times, 11 Mar. 2022
• This latest pivot on beer prompted outrage from fans, with questions about whether this decision could be a sign of more changes to come.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
• This is where tax teams will need agility and the ability to pivot on a dime, and businesses will have to forecast well and prepare for any new guidance that comes.
  — Brian Peccarelli, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
• According to reliable leaker Evan Blass, the tester performed a 180-degree pivot on their view of the headset.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• This will empower teams to execute and pivot on their own while staying focused on the vision.
  — Karim Zuhri, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• This is an opportunity to take your time, adjust, and pivot on your own timeline.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Aug. 2023
• Joe Biden in the White House will represent a 180-degree pivot on climate change from his predecessor.
  — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2020
• Many discussions of the narrow defeat of the Democrats pivot around redistricting.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
• To connect your binoculars, install a metal quick disconnect (QD) pin to the standard quarter-inch socket found in the front of the frame pivot on most optics.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2020
• For McBride, one of the many ways she’s managed to keep up with the ever-shifting world of music and streaming is through allowing herself the ability to pivot on a dime in the digital age.
  — Julius Young, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2020
• In effect, the nascent strategies suggest the midterms could pivot on one overarching question: Which party is more extreme?
  — Sean Sullivan and David Weigel, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2021
• But while investors would typically worry that a strong jobs report could fuel further rate increases, Wall Street is still betting on a Fed pivot around the turn of the year.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 5 June 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024