run in circles
Example Sentences
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They sometimes seem to have the ability to run in circles for 12 hours a day on what seems like no more than a handful of Goldfish crackers and half a yogurt pouch.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2020
If you can eat a whole bag of chocolate popcorn and not have to go run in circles in the lobby, then collapse in a corner, I salute your sugar tolerance.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2018
The downside is that, spread across so many hours, the action tends to run in circles over the same ground.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2018
Life often seems to run in circles, and this evening was full of them.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2017
He would surely run in circles when he saw it.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
