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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The growing popularity of crowd work seems to be controversial in comedy circles.—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024 My best friend recently joined a new social circle and has been planning trips and activities with this group, often leaving me out of the plans.—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
Verb
Cars circled through the small space, waiting for a spot, and traffic spilled out onto Coast Highway.—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 What’s Next Private equity has been circling the NFL in recent years, as other leagues dropped their restrictions and allowed PE firms to buy passive non-control stakes.—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for circle
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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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