How to Use make the rounds in a Sentence

make the rounds

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  • Then workers make the rounds with the grub; a horse leg here, a steer head there.
    — Robert Scheer, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Storing the cake may trap moisture and make the rounds sticky.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
  • In any case, do make the rounds of local nurseries, box stores and florists first.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • This two-seat pink convertible car is ready to make the rounds around the house as Barbie takes the wheel.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The photos of her in each of the looks continue to make the rounds online and on social media.
    — Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 July 2021
  • Nurses make the rounds to distribute pills or to take the patients for injections.
    — Text By Ellen Barry, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The mobile health and nutrition teams make the rounds, visiting four or five shelters each.
    — Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • By Wednesday, videos of waves lashing the homes began to make the rounds on social media.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Dogs make the rounds at the airport every week, but their Christmas-time service is special.
    — oregonlive, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Cliff divers jump and twirl into a blue lagoon, puppeteers put on tableside shows and magicians make the rounds.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Supplies are so short, a single necessary part can make the rounds between units multiple times.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • This also likely won't be the last worrying fungal infection to make the rounds.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Smart, helpful therapists make the rounds as the group boards, making appointments for anyone who wants one.
    — Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2023
  • The eatery also gives its customers a chance to chat with Disney characters who make the rounds of each table.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Residents said in past storms, sanitation trucks would make the rounds every few hours, but this time nobody came.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Housekeepers make the rounds before dawn, kitchen crews rehearse dishes yet to be ordered, concierges prepare for the day.
    — Alice Williams, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Monday evening Trump is expected to make the rounds and speak at a number of inaugural balls.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Fast forward almost 20 years later, and this doctor continues to make the rounds.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 July 2026
  • Investment in the project increased—a full-size concept was built and began to make the rounds internally.
    — Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 1 May 2023
  • At the end of March, a video of a big white fluffy dog getting out of Swift’s car began to make the rounds on Twitter.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 13 July 2026
  • His cars are not permanently displayed anywhere, but make the rounds of leading museums and auto events.
    — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Like Knight, Holtz would make the rounds on the late night talk shows, including Johnny Carson.
    — Mac Engel march 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Screenshots from his video began to make the rounds, and locals plastered images of the woman in the video on posts spanning over a mile around the neighborhood.
    — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Health officials have also raised concerns about other viral infections that usually make the rounds this time of year.
    — oregonlive, 19 Oct. 2022
  • When in doubt, check with your local authorities or, better still, just be prepared in case the little ghosts and goblins decide to make the rounds on two nights.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 25 Oct. 2021
  • When the teaching job didn’t come through, Yeun moved to Chicago to make the rounds on the comedy/improv circuits for a few years.
    — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2021
  • Shortly after, rumors of a tryst between Ratajkowski and Pitt began to make the rounds online.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Following the announcement, a snippet of Carpenter’s new verses on the track started to make the rounds on social media.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The incident occurred on December 5, though the footage did not make the rounds on social media until recently.
    — Danielle Campoamor, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2021
  • WhatsApp forwards, long messages and images that tend to make the rounds in South Asian circles, are often innocuous.
    — NBC News, 11 Oct. 2021

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