How to Use circulate in a Sentence

circulate

verb

• Steam circulates in the pipes.
• Blood circulates through the body.
• A pump circulates the water through the filter.
• The report circulated among the students.
• She circulated among her guests.
• He is circulating a petition asking for a new election.
• Rumors are circulating around town.
• Stories were circulated about mismanagement.
• But how well will these new vaccines match the variants that circulate further down the line?
  — Adam Kucharski, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2022
• Also, two main types of flu circulate, type A and type B.
  — Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2023
• Get out and circulate, exchange contact info at parties, have your pitch at the ready.
  — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
• Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate around the plumbing.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 19 Dec. 2022
• Gordon's advice about making sure your boots are loose enough to allow blood to circulate applies to the rest of your body, too.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2022
• Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate closer to the plumbing.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2023
• As a result, many teachers aim to go beyond the King quotes that circulate on social media.
  — Time, 12 Jan. 2023
• To discourage moss growth on a tree, prune branches in the center of the canopy to allow more light and air to circulate within it.
  — Jessica Damiano, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
• State police later circulated a brief video clip recovered from Libby's phone that showed the suspect walking on the bridge near where the girls were last seen.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024
• People need yearly updates for optimal protection against circulating strains.
  — Jerome M. Adams, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
• When the coronavirus continued to circulate into its second and third years, many countries moved away from these tools of complete containment, though China wasn’t one of those countries.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
• Excerpts of residents’ panicked conversation began to circulate on social media, along with videos of the emergency response.
  — Austin Ramzy, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
• Milder variants with significantly higher lethality rates than the seasonal flu circulate.
  — Austin Lin, National Review, 22 Jan. 2023
• There's no evidence of this, as scientists and airplane pilots have repeatedly maintained, yet claims to the contrary continue to circulate on social media.
  — Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
• By the end of 1940, word circulated that the Count was played out.
  — Larry Tye, Fortune, 4 May 2024
• The liquid in which the stem cells are frozen — once in the bloodstream, circulated through the lungs, and breathed out — creates a nasty taste.
  — Brittany Trang, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
• Blood circulates through the lymph system, where lymph nodes and lymph organs like the spleen help make T-cells.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 10 May 2023
• This will allow the oven’s hot air to circulate beneath it.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
• When blood doesn't circulate well, wounds heal slowly or not at all.
  — Elizabeth Woolley, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• This allows the air to circulate through the foam instead getting trapped and warming up the surface of the pillow.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2023
• With the tight-fitting lid that allows steam to circulate, the Dutch oven helps retain the moisture of your dishes.
  — Lauren Taylor, Southern Living, 11 July 2023
• The version of the virus circulating in the DRC was different than the one that spread globally.
  — Jess Craig, Vox, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024