immediate circle
Example Sentences
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Mr. Putin and his immediate circle began to express, Ms. de Graaf says, “a more eschatological, a more apocalyptic and violent vision.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"I said something to someone within my immediate circle in confidence. I said I had an illness, which was cancer," she said in the emotional post.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
Focus on people beyond your immediate circle of friends, she said, because most opportunities often come from contacts a few degrees removed from you.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024
It turns out that the anxiety surrounding the innovations aren't just in my immediate circle.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023
I knew how the story would be tossed about in their immediate circle of friends.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
