around in circles
Example Sentences
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Dug donned a life jacket in the pool and treaded around in the water, chasing a ball as co-owner Jazz Pritchard led him around in circles on a leash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025
In 1999, I really liked watching subway doors open and close, spinning around in circles, and playing the same Freddy Fish game over and over again.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
Yet the following month, one meeting continued over four days with ministers "going around in circles" trying to reach a compromise on restrictions.
From BBC ● May 1, 2024
“They’re driving us around in circles and covering their tracks,” Navalny’s spokeswoman, Kira Yarmysh, said on Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
She couldn’t have, though, because the hen was running around in circles, squawking, raising clouds of dust.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
