were circling
- past progressive of circle.
Example Sentences
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A police helicopter and an air ambulance were circling above.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
While AI-generated anthropomorphic fruit videos were circling the internet before the debut of “Fruit Love Island,” the origin of this particular series remains somewhat of a mystery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Joy Wiltermuth explained how some bond-market investors were circling to scoop up defaulted Venezuela government bonds even before U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro, the country’s president, on Jan. 3.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 9, 2026
After each distraction, the researchers saw a rotating pattern within the subspace, as if those "starlings" were circling back into formation after being scattered.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
We were circling the boulders, our swords drawn, when someone right behind us said, “Hi.”
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
