going around

Example Sentences

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However, she said the length of the line is the “largest cost driver for the project,” and cutting through the park would be much shorter than going around it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

After repeatedly visiting her GP Rachel said she felt she was going around in circles, to the point she was convinced she was imagining her own pain.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Cuba’s government, whose most important figure is 94-year-old former President Raúl Castro, appeared to try to reach Trump directly by going around Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

There are many narratives going around, and the one I find most interesting or conflicting is from the tech bears who say that AI is so powerful, it’s going to destroy all of software.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

On a tall mast on top of the store he had a little round platform and there he was on skates going around and around.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck