run in circles
Example Sentences
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I spent half an hour on the phone and was only able to run in circles communicating with their computers.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024
For those who can afford it, or run in circles with people who do, paying for these services often goes from a backup plan or a special treat to a social expectation.
From Slate • Jan. 31, 2020
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
They yell, fall, run in circles, and flap their hands and mouths.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2018
And they laughed louder and louder, and then they spread their arms and began to run in circles.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
