Noun
She drew a circle around the correct answer.
We formed a circle around the campfire.
He looked old and tired, with dark circles under his eyes.
She has a large circle of friends.
She is well-known in banking circles. Verb
He circled his arms around his wife's waist.
His arms circled around his wife's waist.
She circled the correct answer.
The pilot circled the airport before landing.
The halfback circled to the left.
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Noun
In many circles, she was regarded — and still is — as a pioneer who could ignite unprecedented interest in lacrosse.—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024 Former United Nations ambassador and former presidential candidate Nikki Haley has no qualms about playing up fashion in political circles and her appearance at Tuesday night’s Republican National Convention was no exception.—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 17 July 2024
Verb
Nearly each page had passages circled and notes scribbled in the margins.—Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024 Tyler Bradley Dykes, 26, of Bluffton, South Carolina, image circled, on Jan. 6, 2021, at U.S. Capitol.—CBS News, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for circle
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Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English cercle, from Anglo-French, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus circle, circus, from or akin to Greek krikos, kirkos ring; akin to Old English hring ring — more at ring
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