run in circles
Example Sentences
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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
Life often seems to run in circles, and this evening was full of them.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2017
These monkeys were more likely than normal ones to run in circles in their cages, which the scientists considered an example of repetitive behavior.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2016
That was the part of her brain that tended to run in circles.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
