going in circles

Example Sentences

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“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

"Mass killings solve nothing. We'll keep going in circles unless you address the root causes," Ms Varma says.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2022

My friends laughed when I told them that I recently purchased a Thomas Guide and magnifying glass due to frustrations with going in circles and getting lost using Google Maps.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2021

I’m supposed to walk east from the station once I get there—toward the lake—but I still get lost for almost twenty minutes, going in circles and ending up in a cul-de-sac.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez