going in circles

Example Sentences

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“They kept going in circles, almost swiping at each other, but then not quite hitting each other.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

“Are you from here? We keep going in circles trying to find our Airbnb, and our GPS is going crazy.”

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

If you feel like conversations with him are going in circles, and are deepening the wound, it may indicate the need for couples counseling or that you need to break up.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

Between the relatively cheap haul for DeBrincat and Dach and the desperate pay for goalie Mrazek, they seemed to be going in circles.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2022

I was worried because the great German battleship Bismarck had been hit in the rudder and was doomed to going in circles until she was sunk by the British.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos