full circle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of full circle
1875–80, for literal sense
Example Sentences
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Like a lazy Susan, today’s youth seem to be coming full circle to young Tony’s dilemma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
By night’s end, the evening had come full circle.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
She said she’d come full circle: “I’m so proud of Jaboo I created him an Instagram account.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
"The amount of times I've raced there and the memories I've got, it's like proper full circle stuff so that will be really fun as well."
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
History had come full circle, and the main action of the Cold War returned to where it had begun: to Germany, and to Berlin.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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