How to Use revolve in a Sentence

revolve

verb
  • As the gear revolves, it turns the other gears.
  • The software allows you to revolve images.
  • The Earth revolves on its axis.
  • When ready to perform, the stage would revolve and place the new artist in front of the crowd.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The game seems to revolve around strikeouts and home runs.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2021
  • Most of the puzzles revolve around the use of these two substances.
    Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Their lives seemed to revolve around the two young girls, Castro said.
    al, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The changes that many workers want seem to revolve around more than just wages.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Even better, most styles revolve around the $25-$45 price point.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2022
  • The Lakers revolve around James and Davis with Westbrook as the third man.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2021
  • The palate is a study on how to make a whisky revolve around oak while staying subtle and classy.
    Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
  • When the past revolves around a gaping wound, a novelist must give shape to the void.
    Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Three of my friends lived in the same house, and our lives began to revolve around their living room.
    Charis Morgan, Wired, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The promise might sound too good to be true, but those who live there say many of their dreams revolve around it.
    NBC News, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The space acts as a sort of interior courtyard around which the rest of the rooms revolve.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The new season will revolve around a murder at a wedding.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022
  • And quite a lot of those traditions revolve around fried foods.
    Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2021
  • For Graves, the idea of progress in 2023 will not revolve solely around the number of non-white men who get head coaching jobs.
    Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2023
  • By the numbers: The revolving bar was installed in 1949.
    Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • In many ways, on and off the field, the White Sox revolve around Abreu, their everyday first baseman since 2014.
    James Wagner, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2021
  • His vetting process seems to revolve around a central question: Who likes me the most?
    Gloria Borger, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021
  • One night when the set was revolving back around upstage, one of the fireworks got caught on a curtain and caught on fire.
    Leah Romero, ELLE, 24 May 2023
  • Many of Jesus ’ teachings revolve around the value of the outcast, the stranger, the leper and the suffering.
    Jory Fleming, WSJ, 17 June 2021
  • And of those who revolve their balances, 58% (56 million people) — have been in debt for at least one year.
    Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The story will revolve around a child caught up in the hectic holidays.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Each page on your site should target two to three keywords that revolve around a central idea.
    Lindsay Boyajian, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • The Patriots’ offense was supposed to revolve around the two tight ends.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Big Sky may be known for its ski scene, but at one North Fork Road address, all of the amenities revolve around autos.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 7 June 2021
  • The decision has and still will revolve around a simple question: Can Johnston help the Stars win games?
    Dallas News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Lenders typically want to see a rate of 30% or less on revolving credit accounts.
    Senitra Horbrook, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2024

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