circling

Example Sentences

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Budget carriers like Breeze, Allegiant and Frontier are swooping in on Spirit’s former routes as well as circling its valuable takeoff and landing slots at bigger airports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But Weinstein, a chess ace known for taking down a JPMorgan Chase trader known as the “London Whale,” kept circling the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The visit took place amid very tight security, with a heavy police presence, road closures, checkpoints and helicopters circling overhead.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In March, an 8-foot great white was spotted circling a surfer in Newport Beach, which prompted an immediate shutdown of the shoreline.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He remembered the warriors circling them in the jungle, jeering and whooping.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray