circling

Example Sentences

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Budget carriers like Breeze, Allegiant and Frontier are swooping in on Spirit’s former routes as well as circling its valuable takeoff and landing slots at bigger airports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

After Chad's air force began circling overhead on Friday, panic broke out, with both Boko Haram fighters and fishermen attempting to flee.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Her mind keeps working, circling the same question that has followed her through every stage of her career.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

But Weinstein, a chess ace known for taking down a JPMorgan Chase trader known as the “London Whale,” kept circling the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Yellow petals floated between and around Nathan’s legs into the circling winds before him.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young