going in circles

Example Sentences

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I was kind of going in and out, going in circles a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

“Are you from here? We keep going in circles trying to find our Airbnb, and our GPS is going crazy.”

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

If you feel like conversations with him are going in circles, and are deepening the wound, it may indicate the need for couples counseling or that you need to break up.

From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2023

“We’ve turned the corner so many times, we’re going in circles in these regions,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2020

There was a dusty little road leading into the woods, but soon it became a narrow, rocky trail, which twisted and wound until I thought I might be going in circles.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff