How to Use circular in a Sentence

circular

1 of 2 adjective

• That planet has a more circular orbit than our planet does.
• 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 decal seems to be white just like her tips and circular in shape.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Aug. 2023
• The people of the flood zone don’t eat the part of the lily visible from the surface — the white flowers and the circular leaves.
  — Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
• The rest of the ingredients were arranged on the plate in a circular shape.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
• 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
• Use a wide circular motion to massage the perimeter of your face, sides of the jaw, and over the cheekbone.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023
• To fold, press on the top or the sides of the tent to bend the poles into a circular shape, resulting in a flattened tent.
  — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
• One unique touch was the circular patch-like print on white dresses.
  — Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023
• These days, those circular bits of decor are fashionable any time of the year.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
• The circular yellow sponge sat in a box, untouched, for three years.
  — Kevin Sanchez Farez, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024
• Within seconds, a grid of circular app icons was floating in the middle of the room.
  — Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
• The Matic also doesn’t look like the circular robot vacs we’re used to.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023
• But the tuba – namely the circular kind called a sousaphone – is big.
  — Michelle Krupa, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
• The blade of a huge circular saw that was abandoned by a tree poacher in the forest was turned into a gong.
  — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
• The top and bottom of the dress were held together by a silver circular ring.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2023
• Plates are simply circular; bowls are shaped like the bulbous end of an egg.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023
• Once finished, secure the vines into the circular shape with six-inch pieces of jute.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• And at the base of this feeder is a circular perch for the birds to rest while feeding (just keep in mind that the metal can get hot in the summer).
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
• In contrast, a small, circular foam roller may work best for your neck and shoulders.
  — Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
• Take the mixture and form into 12 1-inch sized circular balls.
  — Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
• Arrange pecan halves on top of cake in a circular pattern.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023
• That left the radio station with a large circular patch of unused lawn.
  — Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• The glowing set includes two flared arm sconces with a sleek circular backplate and crisp white shades.
  — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2023
• This feeder also has five feeding ports in the shape of red flowers and a circular perch, too.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
• The aft is home to a giant dining table and circular sofa that can both seat 10, while the bridge deck sports a wet bar with BBQ.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
• There’s a hint of under-the-sea energy with the pearl strap, but the snap closure and circular shape are very Upper East Side.
  — Halie Lesavage, harpersbazaar.com, 18 May 2023
• One player on each team serves as the striker and attempts to fly their drone through a circular goalpost to earn points.
  — Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
• The young star who is often styled by Jason Bolden paired the suit with a daring black circular bralette.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Nov. 2023
• One of the best is the ball going into the stands for the cricket version of a home run — all of them are homers since the game is played over all 360 degrees of a circular field.
  — Schuyler Dixon, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023

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circular

2 of 2 noun

• According to the circular, eggs are on sale this week.
• This circular flow kept the bank afloat—at least for a time.
  — Max Colchester and Margot Patrick, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2018
• Wine: This is a circular hip movement and the dance of choice.
  — Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 24 June 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
• This has deep windows set in the brick and circular stairs that are slabs of stone.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019
• The stage was rimmed in lights that formed the circular gender sign for female.
  — Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020
• It is held in place by two hooks, one circular, the other heart-shaped.
  — David Phelan, Forbes, 5 May 2021
• Lawn and a swimming pool and a semi-circular spa/fountain make up the grounds.
  — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 2 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
• 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 June 2019
• The sculpture is surrounded by a circular wall with plaques listing the names of the victims.
  — Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2018
• Divide the dough in half and shape each portion into a small circular mound.
  — Daniel Neman, sacbee, 10 July 2018
• Some of the children were shown sitting in the middle of structures made of thin, circular metal arcs while singing Born in the USA.
  — Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2020
• Any DIYer should have a circular saw (and here are our favorite ones).
  — Tim Layton, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 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
• One of my favorites is the pilea peperomioides, aka the pancake plant, UFO plant, or coin plant, known for its cute circular leaves.
  — Erin Parker, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2020
• Kraft, who works as a circular mechanic, has been with Taney for 38 years.
  — baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Aug. 2019
• Take one ball at a time, flatten and stretch until circular and thin.
  — Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2020
• In the dining area, a round table sits on a square carpet with a circular insert.
  — Jesse Kornbluth, ELLE Decor, 16 Apr. 2019
• Use a circular motion to gently rub the cleanser onto your skin.
  — Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 3 July 2018
• Sit the pestle on top of the spices, apply downward pressure, and work the pestle in a circular motion, grinding the spices against the walls of the mortar.
  — Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2018
• This late-1960s house in Hartford, Wisc., is largely circular and sits on more than four acres.
  — Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 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
• Notice that in the video, the ball appears to be released at the top of the circular motion at a point where the ball should be traveling away from the bowling pins.
  — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 10 July 2019
• The most common design requires a clockwise-turn and pull of the circular filter.
  — Lily Jackson | [e-mail], al, 25 Apr. 2020
• 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 regular sale price, according to the sale circular, was 99 cents per pound.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022
• 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 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

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