rota

Example Sentences

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The court heard the men resorted to a "secret rota" of sleeping in shifts and eating animals from the vessel's catch in order to survive.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

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

She said there needed to be better rota design to ensure staff could rest properly between shifts and improved rest facilities in hospitals.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

Why not look at this sun-splashed sanctuary the way the British Open has St. Andrews in the rotation — or rota — of courses?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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