- a variation of rote.
rota
Example Sentences
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Most parents lose sleep over the amount of piecemeal work required to cobble together a summer schedule; very few relish the planning and spreadsheets and carpool rota involved in keeping their kids safe and occupied.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Your local pharmacy should display details of the rota, or you can find details online.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025
A man due to provide security at the synagogue attacked by a knifeman had only avoided being there due to a late rota swap, his father-in-law said.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025
When the Antrim links returned to the rota in 2019 after a 58-year absence, he flopped spectacularly amid the weight of such eager anticipation.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
He’d shown us a list of chores when we’d first arrived, and the students who were already there—“the veterans,” as Hannah called them—had long since worked out a rota which we kept to conscientiously.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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