How to Use rotator in a Sentence

rotator

noun

• The rotator cuff in her left shoulder was torn, Vazquez said.
  — Steve Schmadeke, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2017
• Gluons, the eight particles that convey the strong force, can be thought of as the rotators of the triangles.
  — Quanta Magazine, 15 Dec. 2016
• Davies, who's been on the disabled list since June 1 with a right rotator-cuff issue, threw 57 pitches in all.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 June 2018
• Time will tell the truth, but a full-thickness rotator cuff repair is unusual in a 23-year-old.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 May 2017
• Before the draft, one smart scout told me his team wouldn’t draft Foster; the team feared his postseason rotator-cuff surgery would have to be re-done.
  — Peter King, The MMQB, 8 May 2017
• Nanne, 76, has also had both knees replaced and surgery for a shoulder rotator tear.
  — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 10 June 2017
• This Grillart tool has five brushes in one and a 360-degree rotator.
  — Matt Haines, CNN Underscored, 30 July 2020
• The fate of the sport depends on the shoulders — and overextended rotator cuffs — of Magic City’s roster of 28 athletes.
  — Joshua Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2022
• But the fast-rotator explanation has a strike against it as well, Jewitt notes.
  — John Matson, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2013
• When the rotation is there were not always helping the rotator.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2022
• Samuel notes that the core, rhomboids, and rotator cuffs will also likely get involved.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 2 Nov. 2022
• Abarca says even your rotator cuffs, lats, traps, and pectoral muscles can be involved in core work.
  — SELF, 22 Sep. 2021
• Spell said Stockstill, a mother of five, suffers from lupus and fibromyalgia and hurt her rotator cuff while in jail.
  — Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 14 June 2017
• LHP Chapman had been out since May 13 with inflammation in the rotator cuff of his pitching shoulder.
  — Janie McCauley, courant.com, 18 June 2017
• It was reported that Newton was to have a partial rotator cuff tear repair.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 June 2017
• Decker suffered a torn rotator cuff and hip injury during the season.
  — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 14 June 2017
• Before Monday’s game, Flaherty said the team hadn’t resolved whether the discomfort was rooted from the rotator cuff or the lat muscle.
  — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 22 May 2017
• This approach of enhanced self-healing with help from biologics could one day work to heal meniscus tears in the knee, or rotator-cuff injuries in the shoulder, Drs.
  — Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
• Then a friend of mine who’s a pro kayaker explained how adding rotation to pushups strengthens rotator cuffs and builds a tougher defense against shoulder injuries.
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2015
• New York said in a statement that Chapman has rotator cuff inflammation in his left shoulder.
  — Ronald Blum, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2017
• If all else fails, check your microwave’s settings and make sure its rotator is actually spinning.
  — Sarra Sedghi, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2022
• Whether Foster can participate at the start of the preseason depends on the severity of the rotator cuff tear that required February surgery.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
• Colts owner Jim Irsay confirmed that Luck had labrum repair surgery, while Newton’s procedure was a debridement of the rotator cuff.
  — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 June 2017
• After an estimated 20 minute charging time, the Fairy Doll can remain in the air for 6-8 minutes, powered by her flexible skirt/rotator blades.
  — Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2020
• Lastly, keep your shoulder blades squeezed tightly, which helps to protect your rotator cuffs and keep your elbows in the right position, directly under your shoulders.
  — Kirk Charles, Men's Health, 7 June 2022
• The precision curl helps men over 40 engage the rotator cuffs to build strength for pain-free movement—important for everything your shoulders do from throwing a ball or swinging a racquet to playing with your children.
  — Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 4 Oct. 2022
• This lightweight exercise gives you an opportunity to dial in on your rotator cuffs.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
• Harper says there are a few factors that can lead to this poor positioning, but the most likely culprit is lack of flexibility in the upper and middle spine (called the thoracic spine) and internal rotator muscles of the shoulders.
  — Amy Marturana, SELF, 8 Sep. 2017
• Closer Aroldis Chapman, on the disabled list since May 13 with left rotator cuff inflammation, was scheduled to see the team physician during the game, and, if all went well, was expected to begin playing catch on Saturday.
  — Wallace Matthews, New York Times, 26 May 2017
• Chris Antonetti, Indians president of baseball operations, was asked if Kipnis' problem at the plate could be linked to him missing much of spring training with a strained rotator cuff in his right shoulder.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland.com, 5 July 2017

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024