How to Use rotator in a Sentence

rotator

noun
  • This will help protect your shoulders and rotator cuffs in the long term.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 11 Jan. 2023
  • The rotator cuff in her left shoulder was torn, Vazquez said.
    — Steve Schmadeke, chicagotribune.com, 8 May 2017
  • Abarca says even your rotator cuffs, lats, traps, and pectoral muscles can be involved in core work.
    — SELF, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Samuel notes that the core, rhomboids, and rotator cuffs will also likely get involved.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 2 Nov. 2022
  • This airflow spins the rotator through surface friction alone.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Nanne, 76, has also had both knees replaced and surgery for a shoulder rotator tear.
    — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 10 June 2017
  • When the rotation is there were not always helping the rotator.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Three are considered ultra-fast rotators that complete a full spin in less than five minutes.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But the fast-rotator explanation has a strike against it as well, Jewitt notes.
    — John Matson, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2013
  • 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
  • Decker suffered a torn rotator cuff and hip injury during the season.
    — Geoffrey C. Arnold, OregonLive.com, 14 June 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
  • It was reported that Newton was to have a partial rotator cuff tear repair.
    — Profootballdoc, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 June 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
  • The removable parts are dishwasher-safe, and the rotator is non-stick, which makes cleaning off the sticky dough remnants a cinch.
    — Andrew Watman, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2023
  • This Grillart tool has five brushes in one and a 360-degree rotator.
    — Matt Haines, CNN Underscored, 30 July 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This yoga pose stretches the hip rotators and glutes, which can help relieve tightness, especially in the outer hip area.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Basically, a rotator creates a magnetic field around a group of coils, which then creates power.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Falter is dealing with a similar elbow injury, and Estévez was shut down with a right-rotator-cuff strain.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • 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
  • This lightweight exercise gives you an opportunity to dial in on your rotator cuffs.
    — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Perhaps the shape rotators are convinced that computers can outthink us because their own minds are so impoverished.
    — Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
  • Getting it out required some of the most powerful heavy recovery equipment ever made, including the world’s largest rotator tow truck.
    — Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Chapman is on rehab assignment after missing a month with rotator cuff inflammation.
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 17 June 2017

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