run in circles
Example Sentences
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For those who can afford it, or run in circles with people who do, paying for these services often goes from a backup plan or a special treat to a social expectation.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 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
Life often seems to run in circles, and this evening was full of them.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2017
For 14 hours he has done nothing but lift heavy things and run in circles.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2013
That was the part of her brain that tended to run in circles.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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