around in circles
Example Sentences
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Dug donned a life jacket in the pool and treaded around in the water, chasing a ball as co-owner Jazz Pritchard led him around in circles on a leash.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
But surely running around in circles is boring?
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
Enclosed by tall metal bars, detainees at the Ponte Galeria detention and deportation center near Rome, where Sylla died, walk around in circles and kick balls to pass time.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
Molly Mirhashem is used to running around in circles — literally.
From New York Times • May 26, 2024
We began dancing around in circles, and I wasted no time.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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