run in circles
Example Sentences
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I spent half an hour on the phone and was only able to run in circles communicating with their computers.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024
They sometimes seem to have the ability to run in circles for 12 hours a day on what seems like no more than a handful of Goldfish crackers and half a yogurt pouch.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2020
The downside is that, spread across so many hours, the action tends to run in circles over the same ground.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2018
They yell, fall, run in circles, and flap their hands and mouths.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2018
That was the part of her brain that tended to run in circles.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
