Noun
She drew a circle around the correct answer.
We formed a circle around the campfire.
He looked old and tired, with dark circles under his eyes.
She has a large circle of friends.
She is well-known in banking circles. Verb
He circled his arms around his wife's waist.
His arms circled around his wife's waist.
She circled the correct answer.
The pilot circled the airport before landing.
The halfback circled to the left.
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Noun
On policy, Democrats are beginning to come together around at least one major issue likely to drive future campaign discourse: There’s a growing desire to move toward economic populism, a relatively new concept within Democratic circles that some are warming up to.—Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025 This tablet has full Google Gemini integration, including the very useful circle to search.—Ben Sin, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
As the rivals are circling, the challenge for Red Bull is to reestablish its domination before a major change in regulations next year.—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 Now that the lander is circling the moon, cameras aboard Athena are capturing stunning images of the surface below.—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for circle
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English cercle, from Anglo-French, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus circle, circus, from or akin to Greek krikos, kirkos ring; akin to Old English hring ring — more at ring
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