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'orbit' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'orbit' with 12 example sentences.


orbit noun

: the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

: a particular environment or walk of life

: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

: the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

: the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

orbit verb

: move in an orbit


  • The rings orbit Saturn just as our Moon goes around the Earth.
  • This planet orbits two stars.
  • Thousands of satellites orbit around the earth.
  • The satellite is in orbit around the moon.
  • Scientists think that about 100 million comets orbit the Sun.
  • The earth orbits the sun once a year.
  • Exoplanets are planets that orbit other stars than the Sun.
  • A rocket needs about ten minutes to get into orbit.
  • I'm in orbit around Jupiter.
  • The astronaut is in orbit around the Earth.
  • The International Space Station is the largest artificial body in orbit.
  • Electrons orbit around the nucleus of the atom.
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