vicious circle
Example Sentences
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"I'm being passed from from urology to 'gynae' back to the GP, and it's just like I'm in a vicious circle, and no one seems to know what to do with me now," Zoe says.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Chapters follow Alice into her 30s, trenchantly dissecting the vicious circle of her lifetime dependency on medication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The business squeeze has in turn led many establishments to raise entry charges and drinks prices, setting off a vicious circle where many young people and stalwarts of the scene feel priced out.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
It’s a vicious circle of rats abandoning ship.
From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025
He knew, however, that as soon as he put those scruples aside he would break the vicious circle of the war.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
