circle back
Example Sentences
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It stalks quietly, tests its prey, strikes, then retreats, only to circle back again.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
It is the prime minister's judgement which his critics circle back to again and again, every time the story returns.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Circle back: I asked someone to do some research and the response was “I’ll check it out and circle back to you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
I waited for his car to circle back, even just for him to tell me off, but it never did.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Finally I figured if I’m caught, I’m caught, because whether I went back now or kept going, one way or another word of my late- night excursion would circle back to my dad.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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