Example Sentences

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As it stands, she is set to leave this summer unless they can reach an unlikely agreement - and Sunday's opponents Chelsea are circling for her signature.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

International airlines are circling around TAP primarily because of its routes to Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Visor-wearing buzzards with farmer’s tans are circling the Saudi-backed league as the Kingdom considers terminating its munificent support of the lavish and comically irrelevant golf concern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

When deadlines and bills are circling you, the temptation to cut corners is extremely powerful.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

If seagulls are circling or dive-bombing an area, there are fish.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt