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adjective

clockwise

in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

In a sentence

Six example sentences with clockwise, each labelled with its topic.

  • The trainer sent us around the circuit in a clockwise loop, starting at the rowers and finishing near the mats.

    Fitness

  • Play passes in clockwise order, so the person on your left draws next and the table never argues about turns.

    Gaming

  • Give the risotto slow clockwise turns for a full minute, then reverse and stir the other way instead.

    Cooking

  • Storms south of the equator spin in a clockwise direction, the mirror image of what satellites see over the Atlantic.

    Science

  • A clockwise turn of the dial raises the volume, a convention so old that touchscreen sliders still imitate it.

    Technology

  • Traffic circles in Britain run in a clockwise flow, so visitors used to driving on the right hesitate at the first one.

    Travel

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