How to Use circular in a Sentence
- That planet has a more circular orbit than our planet does.
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Each team of two has up to three hits to return or spike the ball on the small, circular net.
— Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024 -
The decal seems to be white just like her tips and circular in shape.
— Gabi Thorne, Allure, 1 Aug. 2023 -
The people of the flood zone don’t eat the part of the lily visible from the surface — the white flowers and the circular leaves.
— Chico Harlan, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023 -
The rest of the ingredients were arranged on the plate in a circular shape.
— Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024 -
Models with legs on the stand tend to take up more floor area than those with a circular base.
— Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023 -
Use a wide circular motion to massage the perimeter of your face, sides of the jaw, and over the cheekbone.
— India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Aug. 2023 -
To fold, press on the top or the sides of the tent to bend the poles into a circular shape, resulting in a flattened tent.
— Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023 -
One unique touch was the circular patch-like print on white dresses.
— Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2023 -
These days, those circular bits of decor are fashionable any time of the year.
— Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023 -
The circular yellow sponge sat in a box, untouched, for three years.
— Kevin Sanchez Farez, Fortune, 2 Feb. 2024 -
Within seconds, a grid of circular app icons was floating in the middle of the room.
— Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024 -
The Matic also doesn’t look like the circular robot vacs we’re used to.
— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2023 -
But the tuba – namely the circular kind called a sousaphone – is big.
— Michelle Krupa, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023 -
The blade of a huge circular saw that was abandoned by a tree poacher in the forest was turned into a gong.
— Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The top and bottom of the dress were held together by a silver circular ring.
— Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Plates are simply circular; bowls are shaped like the bulbous end of an egg.
— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Once finished, secure the vines into the circular shape with six-inch pieces of jute.
— Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023 -
And at the base of this feeder is a circular perch for the birds to rest while feeding (just keep in mind that the metal can get hot in the summer).
— Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024 -
In contrast, a small, circular foam roller may work best for your neck and shoulders.
— Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023 -
Take the mixture and form into 12 1-inch sized circular balls.
— Isadora Baum, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023 -
Arrange pecan halves on top of cake in a circular pattern.
— Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2023 -
That left the radio station with a large circular patch of unused lawn.
— Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024 -
The glowing set includes two flared arm sconces with a sleek circular backplate and crisp white shades.
— Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2023 -
This feeder also has five feeding ports in the shape of red flowers and a circular perch, too.
— Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024 -
The aft is home to a giant dining table and circular sofa that can both seat 10, while the bridge deck sports a wet bar with BBQ.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024 -
There’s a hint of under-the-sea energy with the pearl strap, but the snap closure and circular shape are very Upper East Side.
— Halie Lesavage, harpersbazaar.com, 18 May 2023 -
One player on each team serves as the striker and attempts to fly their drone through a circular goalpost to earn points.
— Gideon Kimbrell, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024 -
The young star who is often styled by Jason Bolden paired the suit with a daring black circular bralette.
— Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Nov. 2023 -
One of the best is the ball going into the stands for the cricket version of a home run — all of them are homers since the game is played over all 360 degrees of a circular field.
— Schuyler Dixon, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
- According to the circular, eggs are on sale this week.
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This circular flow kept the bank afloat—at least for a time.
— Max Colchester and Margot Patrick, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2018 -
Wine: This is a circular hip movement and the dance of choice.
— Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 24 June 2018 -
Instead, the mouse is swimming in a circular pool and the cat is on the outside of the pool.
— Rhett Allain, WIRED, 3 June 2019 -
This has deep windows set in the brick and circular stairs that are slabs of stone.
— Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2019 -
The stage was rimmed in lights that formed the circular gender sign for female.
— Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020 -
It is held in place by two hooks, one circular, the other heart-shaped.
— David Phelan, Forbes, 5 May 2021 -
Lawn and a swimming pool and a semi-circular spa/fountain make up the grounds.
— Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 2 July 2018 -
The frame dilates and expands in circular and oval stencils around the footage on screen.
— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2019 -
Walls of glass bring in views of the garden from the circular living room, which is topped by a round tray ceiling.
— Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2019 -
Or, wrap ice cubes in gauze and slide the cubes from the inner eye corners up towards the brow in a circular motion.
— Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 June 2019 -
The sculpture is surrounded by a circular wall with plaques listing the names of the victims.
— Architectural Digest, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2018 -
Divide the dough in half and shape each portion into a small circular mound.
— Daniel Neman, sacbee, 10 July 2018 -
Some of the children were shown sitting in the middle of structures made of thin, circular metal arcs while singing Born in the USA.
— Dominick Mastrangelo, Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2020 -
Any DIYer should have a circular saw (and here are our favorite ones).
— Tim Layton, Popular Mechanics, 14 Mar. 2019 -
With a spoon, make a whirlpool in the water by stirring the water in a quick, fluid circular motion.
— Rebecca White, Dallas News, 4 May 2020 -
One of my favorites is the pilea peperomioides, aka the pancake plant, UFO plant, or coin plant, known for its cute circular leaves.
— Erin Parker, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2020 -
Kraft, who works as a circular mechanic, has been with Taney for 38 years.
— baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Aug. 2019 -
Take one ball at a time, flatten and stretch until circular and thin.
— Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2020 -
In the dining area, a round table sits on a square carpet with a circular insert.
— Jesse Kornbluth, ELLE Decor, 16 Apr. 2019 -
Use a circular motion to gently rub the cleanser onto your skin.
— Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 3 July 2018 -
Sit the pestle on top of the spices, apply downward pressure, and work the pestle in a circular motion, grinding the spices against the walls of the mortar.
— Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2018 -
This late-1960s house in Hartford, Wisc., is largely circular and sits on more than four acres.
— Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2019 -
The trick is to go in a small circular pattern while keeping the compressor at a healthy two-inch distance from the target.
— Shalwah Evans, Essence, 2 Oct. 2019 -
Notice that in the video, the ball appears to be released at the top of the circular motion at a point where the ball should be traveling away from the bowling pins.
— Adam Rogers, WIRED, 10 July 2019 -
The most common design requires a clockwise-turn and pull of the circular filter.
— Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al, 25 Apr. 2020 -
Why the Dolphins haven’t had a good offensive line for years is a circular question.
— Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 30 July 2019 -
The regular sale price, according to the sale circular, was 99 cents per pound.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022 -
Might the feed one day swap places in the app with Stories, which now exists as a row of circular, side-scrolling icons on top of users’ permanent posts?
— Casey Newton, The Verge, 2 Aug. 2018 -
But the blingiest objects are two LED strips, one vertical and the other circular and suspended from the ceiling.
— Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
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