full circle

American  

noun

1. to the original place, source, or state through a cycle of developments (usually used in the phrasecome full circle ).

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Etymology

Origin of full circle

1875–80, for literal sense

Example Sentences

She held it, as carefully as if it were alive, and watched the needle spin a full circle, until it pointed back up the cliff, back exactly the way she had come.

From Literature

She frowned at it as the dial swept in a full circle and came to rest.

From Literature

And things have come full circle for both the comedy sketch show and its creators.

From BBC

"It feels like a real full circle moment returning to host this historic night at the Co-op Live, a venue that is only a stone's throw away from the comedy club I did my first 10 minute set in all those years ago," he said via press release.

From BBC

Marot said: "It has come full circle. There I was as a 12-year-old, picking up a camera for the first time and immediately drawn to photographing the animals in my garden, and here I am 20 years later doing the exact same thing but for a BBC, David Attenborough series."

From BBC