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
Speed is a major factor in turning crashes deadly, but Bryson noted that the road commission designs roundabouts so traffic moves at 15-25 mph within the circle.—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025 The circle this year celebrated surpassing the $2 million mark in support of 171 initiatives and projects since its founding 23 years ago.—Carin Schoppmeyer, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The altitude is low enough to allow for things like satellites to circle Earth fairly quickly.—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025 The menu circles the room to appreciative murmurs.—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for circle
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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