How to Use circle in a Sentence

circle

1 of 2 noun
  • She has a large circle of friends.
  • We formed a circle around the campfire.
  • She drew a circle around the correct answer.
  • He looked old and tired, with dark circles under his eyes.
  • She is well-known in banking circles.
  • Use red to make a circle for the nose and to outline the mouth.
    Ariana Yaptangco, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Use a small chipboard circle cut to the size of the dome's base.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • If tricks are your thing, the drone can fly, circle, and do 8D flips.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The ink saw the cat's face set over a design of fine-line circles and stars.
    Staff Author, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2023
  • To make: Use pliers to widen the circle at the top of each wire spiral.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023
  • With the heel of your hand, press dough into a small circle.
    Aleksandra Crapanzano / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal, Food Styling By Kim Ramin , WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Dozens of wacky faces and doodles stare back as the ride goes in circle.
    Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
  • That means the area of a single circle takes up when it is packed in this way is 1/3 the area of the hexagon Ah.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Roots should fan out wide rather than grow in a circle.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The smaller and closer to the dot that the circle becomes, the more narrow your field of view.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The beach is known for its soft quartz sand and Sunday night drum circles.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Roll out chilled pie dough to an 1/8-inch-thick circle, and transfer to a 9-inch pie pan.
    Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Below us was a clearing, with a circle of lean-tos at the center.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Cut a second paper circle and adhere it to the back of the photo to give it heft.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Place the next circle a foot out from the first and continue adding circles a foot apart.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The same letters and the number 28 floated in blue in the center of a circle of white balloons.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Dixon took over in the circle after Kennedy Baioni injured her knee in late April.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
  • Then a band of musicians and dancers performed in a circle outside the palace.
    Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Canales has quickly risen up the ranks in league circles because of his work with Smith and Mayfield.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Build the bombs Take a wad of clay roughly the size of a golf ball and flatten it into a circle about a quarter-inch thick.
    Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • What, what is odd is there’s a presumption in some circles that the rural votes are Yes.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The gunfire broke out north of the circle, at Connecticut and Q Street, about 4 p.m., police said.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There is some hope in entertainment circles that the show will get back on track soon.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
  • His shot from the right circle snaked through traffic and past Gibson at 12:26, his fourth goal this season.
    Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Isaacs was also known around coaching circles for his slick communication skills with referees and coaches that often made fans in the gym laugh.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
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circle

2 of 2 verb
  • The halfback circled to the left.
  • 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.
  • And you’re lost and alone in the universe, circling through the ether.
    Martin Scorsese, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The water had been balm, the wetsuit had warmed it, and the ocean had circled me, and me alone.
    Mylène Dressler, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2023
  • But at the end of the hearing, the judge circled back to the new revelation.
    Jeremy Barr, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The Bills have lost three of four, and their season is circling the drain.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The spacecraft, Juno, has been circling Jupiter since 2016.
    CBS News, 3 Jan. 2024
  • And remember to shake off some of the dirt and stretch out any roots that are circling around the ball.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Before circling back, the plane spent some time circling the North Sea.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Each of the dozen has circled the bases at least twice while nobody has hit more than five.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The scheme is now circling the drain, but its proponents refuse to quit.
    Justin Pearson, National Review, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The drone circled for a while and flew across the valley toward the settler sitting beside the tent.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In the segment, the camera zeroed in on the consumers’ losses, the amounts circled in red on their checks.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Keep both arms bent and slowly circle the dumbbell around head and back in front of chest.
    Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • People have circled the lots for an hour or more looking for a place to park.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • The dancer and robot marched, circled each other and waved matching ropes.
    Phoebe Connelly, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Clapper earns money by taking a cut of the cash circling the app.
    Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The kitchen god circled the garbage can, sniffing its contents.
    Hiromi Kawakami, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • Both hands circle the clock face at 60 seconds per minute.
    IEEE Spectrum, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, the doc circles the topic of his weight and his desire to be loved with some distance.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • With this woeful season circling the drain, the Chargers will play for pride and little else down the stretch.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Soon, the rest of the Diamondbacks’ base stealing threats circled around.
    The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Between the frigid cold and circling wolves below, the trio make life-and-death decisions to survive.
    Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Around them, the guards circled, eager to torture and destroy any inmates who stepped out of line.
    Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The crowd circled four stone lions that guard the roundabout’s central island.
    Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Players ran into the student section and circled the front row for high-fives.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Those in the role of the sun grabbed flashlights, aimed them at those playing Earth, and the students pretending to be the moon circled around the Earth kids, creating shadows.
    The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2024

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