How to Use pivot in a Sentence

pivot

1 of 3 noun
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  • Like the front end, all bushings and pivots are polyurethane, and the shocks are Konis.
    — Barry Winfield, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • Have a handful of pivots prepared, and go to them again and again.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Grief is one of life’s greatest and most painful pivots.
    — Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The group’s share price has risen more than 18% since the company began its pivot back to oil in June.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • From there came a pivot to Kennedy White House vibes, with sailing, swimsuits, and the great outdoors.
    — Jamie Bryan, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The most basic type, sometimes called a chop saw, swings straight down on a single pivot point.
    — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • How to: Stand with feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart, knees bent, and pivot so toes point to left side.
    — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • But the 6-foot, 182-pound pivot has the potential to be an impact pro thanks to his craftiness with the puck and hockey IQ.
    — Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • Disco Queen In 1980, Ross made the pivot, like so many other artists, to embrace the disco era.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Across much of the High Plains, the landscape is dominated by these pivots.
    — Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The old clamp hands had a single pivot at the palm and seemed to just apply the maximum grip strength to anything the robot picked up.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Over the headboard there were two good reading lamps mounted on pivots.
    — Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Some discuss making a pivot to take-out, and selling groceries to try and hang on.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2023
  • So, in an exciting pivot, right now and so many doors have opened from just one pivot.
    — Essence Wiley, Essence, 10 July 2023
  • After stinging defeats in the Kharkiv region and Kherson in the fall of 2022, Russia seemed to pivot.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Over the past few years, many people have made pandemic pivots.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The soles are designed well for my forward sprints and quick lateral pivots.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 26 June 2023
  • The dominant Swedish pivot has everything the Blue Jackets want and more.
    — Kyle Woodlief, USA TODAY, 26 June 2023
  • There's a pivot behind-the-scenes, too: Wan steps down as director, and his Saw co-creator, Whannell, steps in.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2023
  • Officials haven’t given a clear sense of when that will happen, though some Fed watchers think the pivot could come this spring.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Loewenstein wouldn’t go as far as saying the latest pivot was a Hail Mary pass, but the startup needs a completion.
    — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The key, of course, is that Xi makes a dramatic pivot toward doing things in a more forward-looking way.
    — William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time that Church has used his fan club to announce unexpected career pivots.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Congress has a stubborn habit of last-minute, evening votes and dramatic pivots in schedule and plans.
    — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • There’s something old-fashioned about his comic style, a ba-da-bump in his cadence, a touch of vaudeville in his pivots.
    — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • At least back then, the medical industry had yet to make the pivot to electronic records.
    — Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The Fed began a pivot before delaying rate cuts until later in the year.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Slowly sit back down, maintain 90-90 shape with both legs, and pivot to repeat on the opposite side, lifting hips at the end.
    — Alyssa Sparacino, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Be persistent and don't give up when obstacles appear -- just pivot to the next plan.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2023
  • Brands must talk to consumers, seek feedback and pivot quickly as needed.
    — Mario Naric, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
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pivot

2 of 3 adjective
  • This wheel then forms a pivot point for the car to turn left or right.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 12 July 2021
  • The dot com boom or the advent of AI have served as pivot points for many entrepreneurs.
    — Kumar Mehta, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The overtime sting has the potential to end up a pivot point for Oregon.
    — John Canzano, oregonlive, 3 Oct. 2021
  • But the Giants are at a pivot point — 2½ games out of the NL West lead, with a tenuous hold on a wild card spot.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • His pivot move to create just enough space to get the shot away over Paul George was basketball art.
    — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Instead, the player has to throw the disc without moving a pivot leg to advance it.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • There would have been another pivot point to drive him to excel.
    — Kumar Mehta, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Past the front pivot door, a stroll leads through the living room that flaunts a floor-to-ceiling electric fireplace and cushy seating.
    — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 31 Oct. 2019
  • This is kind of a pivot moment for you when people will see your work and likely start calling you to shoot things.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 30 June 2022
  • The pivot point of the in-sequence serve-returns will be a focal point as Suffield continues to improve.
    — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2022
  • January 6th was a pivot point for this country and for this party.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Your plan has to involve a pivot technique and the ability to move accordingly as the world changes.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • But there hasn't been any pivot point where the Warriors declined to pursue in making the roster better.
    — Matt Eppers, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Leaders shouldn’t look at that result as a failure but instead as a pivot point to evolve and try something else.
    — Chris Port, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The timing of it all couldn’t have been more dramatic – the trade deadline one day in front of the team and sort of a pivot point against the Milwaukee Bucks one night behind.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Jones’s cutting delivery of those first two words is a gemlike highlight of the film—and what Tammy Faye knew, and when, prove to be the very pivot point of the story to come.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Will the early 2020s end up being a pivot point for the industry, or will EVs remain a novelty?
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2021
  • With the program off and running, the goals now pivot from creating a program, to competing as a program.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Some point to Musk’s draconian cuts at Twitter as a pivot point for the industry.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The debates will evolve in step with the Ravens’ offense, which could be arriving at a handful of pivot points in the Jackson-Roman partnership.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Emmett Till was such a pivot point because of television.
    — Zoë Jackson, Star Tribune, 24 May 2021
  • The pivot feature is also a great option for people of different heights.
    — Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The primary bedroom is full of natural light thanks to a set of windows that bear a window-pane design similar to the pivot doors on the first floor.
    — Dallas News, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The pivot point of his second term, still less than a year old and accompanied until now by sense of drift, appears imminent.
    — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • While a small company like MJTC can be nimble and pivot quickly, bigger houses need more lead time.
    — Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The economy is approaching a pivot point, one that has many consumers wondering when rates will come back down, how quickly and how much.
    — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Industry experts say the pandemic proved a pivot point.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The deal also seemed to be a pivot point in relations with China, which reacted angrily.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • When the jaws are fully open, the fulcrum-cam engages a pivot point on the lower handle, promoting tremendous cutting leverage.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Olikara, who recently moved back home to Milwaukee, believes Wisconsin is a pivot point for the country.
    — Sarah Hauer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2020
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pivot

3 of 3 verb
  • The door hinge pivots around the pin.
  • The quarterback pivoted and threw the ball to the running back.
  • The dancers pivoted on their toes and changed direction.
  • But Mary stayed in class as the teacher pivoted back to the lesson.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2023
  • Some mower designs omit the plug and have a pivoting plate that closes off the deck.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • Wong is pivoting from a corporate job to a role in the dog training field.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • The catamaran pivots hard on its foils, flying six feet above the water.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 July 2023
  • Three months after that, the brigade pivoted north to attack the Ukrainians in Vuhledar.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Owner Frank Rose pivoted from a life in the studio to the business of curating.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Following six years of service in the Air Force, Williams pivoted to a career in medicine.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The City Council has also pivoted to counter the image of unsafe streets.
    — Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But the Spanish election may pivot on the question of bad company.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 22 July 2023
  • So the director once again pivoted, recruiting Doll and Liyah Mitchell to the project to round out her central cast.
    — Elaina Patton, NBC News, 28 July 2023
  • When pivoting your brand or launching a campaign, commit to the process and commit to your people.
    — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Running back Nick Chubb took a direct snap and handed to Watson who ran to his left, pivoted and turned to his right.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The monologue pivots around the moment when Israel was on the brink of defeat and Meir awaits word of military support from the United States.
    — Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The important thing, the couple said, is the ability to pivot to whatever comes next.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Uiagalelei quickly stopped, pivoted and fired a lateral pass across the field to Gray.
    — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Mueller said local officials were able to pivot quickly to provide users with test strips to check for the presence of xylazine in their drugs.
    — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Google Search, like the rest of the internet, is pivoting to generative AI.
    — Justin Pot, The Atlantic, 11 July 2023
  • Even so, that increase may not have been enough for Fed officials to pivot from raising its main rate at its next meeting.
    — Matt Ott, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Dear Elaine: What safety nets are necessary to pivot a career change that involves going to school to learn a new skill set?
    — Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
  • As the race to build generative AI sped up, the camp pivoted exclusively to AI last year.
    — Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
  • One of the great things about being a young entrepreneur is your ability to pivot and have a finger on the pulse of culture and what’s working.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The stand-out shade-providing canopy on this float pivots up to 60 degrees, blocking the sun at various angles.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 18 Mar. 2024
  • And the sixth episode, the last of this very micro season, pivots the show someplace new-ish, concluding with a last shot that is effective and chilling.
    — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
  • More recently, she’s pivoted to lifestyle videos: Mopping her floor for the first time.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The Daytime Emmys are once again planning to pivot, as next month’s awards show to won’t go forward as previously planned.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 May 2023
  • The film doesn’t address this diminution of her role after the first film at all, instead pivoting full force into Momoa’s charisma.
    — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Its head pivots to three positions to steam at an angle or tuck neatly into a suitcase.
    — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023

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