charmed circle

noun

1. an exclusive or privileged group:

   the charmed circle of concert violinists.

Word History and Origins

Origin of charmed circle¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

If they essayed an entrance into the charmed circle, they failed.

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Another house of the charmed circle began to help to make life interesting for us both.

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In that charmed circle he was as overflowingly happy as if he had been admitted to the company of the gods.

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One by one these were admitted within that charmed circle, whose motto for ages had been "No Trade," to leaven it with their gold.

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What a world it is for adventures once you step outside the charmed circle of your relations.

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