How to Use circular in a Sentence

circular

1 of 2 adjective

• That planet has a more circular orbit than our planet does.
• They are dressed in white and hold circular white discs.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
• The decal seems to be white just like her tips and circular in shape.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Aug. 2023
• The well-kept, one-plus-acre lot boasts a circular drive and a three-car garage.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
• The lock was still yellow, but now the ring was circular.
  — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• One unique touch was the circular patch-like print on white dresses.
  — Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
• Use a circular motion to rub away grime.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
• Models with legs on the stand tend to take up more floor area than those with a circular base.
  — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
• Each team of two has up to three hits to return or spike the ball on the small, circular net.
  — Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
• The family unit all but has a circular wall put up around it for the adults.
  — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
• The circular jumbotron seems like a must.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
• One is a soaring circular aperture that looks like a huge lens.
  — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• The bowties and circular inlays were all covered up by the paint.
  — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• Plates are simply circular; bowls are shaped like the bulbous end of an egg.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
• Set your iron to warm, and then iron over the salt in circular motions until clean.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
• Set your iron to warm, and then iron over the salt in circular motions until clean.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
• Set your iron to warm, and then iron over the salt in circular motions until clean.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
• These days, those circular bits of decor are fashionable any time of the year.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
• At its heart lies the City circular dressing room.
  — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
• They're located in and near a circular cutout in the glass.
  — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026
• The lock on the circular ring, Conrad saw, was cracked.
  — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
• Gently sweep it across the lens in a circular motion.
  — Jacob Little, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
• Use a circular motion to clean the surface, and don't scrub too hard.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
• Use a circular motion to clean the surface, and don't scrub too hard.
  — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
• The circular yellow sponge sat in a box, untouched, for three years.
  — Kevin Sanchez Farez, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• In contrast, a small, circular foam roller may work best for your neck and shoulders.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
• Apply it to the glass in a circular motion.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
• Apply it to the glass in a circular motion.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
• Clean the area using a scratch-free sponge in circular motions.
  — Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 8 Apr. 2026
• Don’t clutch your pearls—those circular surprises are no cause for alarm.
  — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 June 2026

circular

2 of 2 noun

• According to the circular, eggs are on sale this week.
• Look for items on sale via the weekly store circular.
  — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
• This has deep windows set in the brick and circular stairs that are slabs of stone.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019
• It is held in place by two hooks, one circular, the other heart-shaped.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 5 May 2021
• Take one ball at a time, flatten and stretch until circular and thin.
  — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2020
• The stage was rimmed in lights that formed the circular gender sign for female.
  — Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020
• Divide the dough in half and shape each portion into a small circular mound.
  — Daniel Neman, sacbee, 10 July 2018
• Instead, the mouse is swimming in a circular pool and the cat is on the outside of the pool.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 3 June 2019
• Lawn and a swimming pool and a semi-circular spa/fountain make up the grounds.
  — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 2 July 2018
• Use a circular motion to gently rub the cleanser onto your skin.
  — Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 3 July 2018
• The frame dilates and expands in circular and oval stencils around the footage on screen.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2019
• Walls of glass bring in views of the garden from the circular living room, which is topped by a round tray ceiling.
  — Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2019
• In the dining area, a round table sits on a square carpet with a circular insert.
  — Jesse Kornbluth, ELLE Decor, 16 Apr. 2019
• Or, wrap ice cubes in gauze and slide the cubes from the inner eye corners up towards the brow in a circular motion.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
• Kraft, who works as a circular mechanic, has been with Taney for 38 years.
  — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Aug. 2019
• With a spoon, make a whirlpool in the water by stirring the water in a quick, fluid circular motion.
  — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 4 May 2020
• The sculpture is surrounded by a circular wall with plaques listing the names of the victims.
  — Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2018
• Why the Dolphins haven’t had a good offensive line for years is a circular question.
  — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 30 July 2019
• The most common design requires a clockwise-turn and pull of the circular filter.
  — Lily Jackson | [email protected], al, 25 Apr. 2020
• Any DIYer should have a circular saw (and here are our favorite ones).
  — Tim Layton, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2019
• In the book, the definition for what an ordinary girl is moves in a circular motion.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2019
• The trick is to go in a small circular pattern while keeping the compressor at a healthy two-inch distance from the target.
  — Shalwah Evans, Essence, 2 Oct. 2019
• The regular sale price, according to the sale circular, was 99 cents per pound.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022
• The pelvis, too, has a tendency to be shown warped and curvy as if combined with the sacrum into a single semi-circular unit.
  — Jack Hartnell, Time, 30 Oct. 2019
• The platter stores data onto its circular surface in chunks of 1s and 0s.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 6 Nov. 2019
• After dinner, guests moved inside to the ballroom, which had been transformed into a lounge-like space with a circular bar.
  — Kt Merry, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Nov. 2018
• Select a round file that matches the diameter of the semi-circular edges on the cutting teeth.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2019
• These funds will be used to construct a circular walking path around Riverside Park, Doss said.
  — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 2 July 2018
• Might the feed one day swap places in the app with Stories, which now exists as a row of circular, side-scrolling icons on top of users’ permanent posts?
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 Aug. 2018
• The company did not return phone calls, but signs in the windows and an advertising circular said the closing was tied to the end of its lease.
  — Bob Bong, chicagotribune.com, 8 June 2021