circle back

phrase

: to return
I circled back to the house to get my briefcase.

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Brady has become a punch line, and the jokes always seem to circle back to his split with Bündchen. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Generally, these bucks circle back around to scent check for danger. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Aris and co-screenwriter Bane Fakih circle back and forth in time and depict a resilient city whose inhabitants have weathered a lot. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 The permit requirements have already gone through, and the city staff will circle back during the inspection phase. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for circle back

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“Circle back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circle%20back. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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