run circles around

phrase

variants or run rings around

: to show marked superiority over : defeat decisively or overwhelmingly

Examples of run circles around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet Grohl took it upon himself to be the official ambassador of rock ‘n’ roll, running circles around the stage during the nearly-three hour set, screaming, riffing and soloing away on 30-plus years of Foo Fighters hits. — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

In the humid heat, the students ran circles around each other. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for run circles around

• abound
• aground
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground