orbited
Example Sentences
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After her death, Sir Richard described his wife as the "shining star around which our family's universe has always orbited".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which orbited Saturn between 2004 and 2017, showed no inkling of a long-lived formation, either. The Hubble data confirmed the feature's presence back to 2023."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Back in 1968, Apollo 8 orbited the Moon 10 times without landing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Among the many faulty narratives that orbited out of the government, one asked us to consider the mental anguish suffered by these dispatched officers.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
Few supported these efforts to put a woman in space, but after American John Glenn orbited the Earth, the Soviets feared the United States was catching up or even surpassing them in the Space Race.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
