How to Use inner circle in a Sentence

inner circle

noun
  • Some analysts called it Trump’s first loss because Thune wasn’t the pick of Trump’s inner circle.
    Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Picking up on the gossip felt like a ticket into Carpenter's inner circle.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Other federal probes have ensnared several members of his inner circle, a number of whom have resigned in recent weeks.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • The movie follows a group of friends who were all part of an inner circle.
    oregonlive, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The donors have been pleased with their access to Trump’s inner circle.
    Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
  • This is not the first time a member of Trump’s inner circle has tried to get the 2019 lawsuit thrown out.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 June 2023
  • For the record, this column wasn’t Skip’s idea or the idea of anyone in Bucky’s inner circle.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Was Colman Domingo’s inner circle the first group to see the vision and get it off the ground?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The first place to look is in your inner circle: friends and family.
    Allbusiness, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Her inner circle had been telling her from the start that the project might be a really bad idea.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024
  • That could allow Willis to lay out a broad case against Trump's inner circle and those who tried to keep in power.
    John Fritze, USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The members of Trump’s inner circle have been divided over the race.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
  • Do not feel beholden to folks who aren’t part of your inner circle.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Perhaps Prigozhin’s August death in a plane crash ended the threat to Putin from his inner circle.
    Austin Carson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The durability of Biden’s inner circle says as much about his team as about him.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 June 2024
  • Six white pumpkins nestle along the inner circle of the wreath, rounding out the design with a classic fall flair.
    Staff Author, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2023
  • But Cloud’s inner circle won’t pinpoint where his tags live.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2023
  • All four were architects of the New Deal and members of Roosevelt’s inner circle.
    Scott Borchert, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Venus and Mars conjoining in Aquarius opens new doors to an inner circle.
    USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Sanctions need to target Putin’s friends and members of his inner circle.
    TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Joel manages himself, and Mercuri is part of his tight inner circle, many of whom have also been with him for decades.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The timing of Biden’s announcement has been the source of debate among the president’s inner circle.
    Tyler Pager and Michael Scherer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Some aides outside the inner circle have taken to hoping the end is near, sooner rather than later.
    Alex Thompson, Axios, 20 July 2024
  • The notes referred to in the indictment underscore the extent to which the charges were built on evidence from his inner circle.
    Ben Protess, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • But when he was picked by Trump, her facade dropped and she was revealed to be one of the biggest Trump supporters in the former veep’s inner circle.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 19 July 2024
  • An analysis in the Times had suggested that there could be talk in his inner circle of asking Putin not to stand for reëlection in 2024.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 1 July 2023
  • As the case goes to trial, the former president’s inner circle sees a silver lining in the timing.
    Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Many of these initiatives have direct links to Trump’s inner circle.
    Tess Owen, WIRED, 28 Oct. 2024
  • While some viewers may feel that Logan's inner circle is acting a bit extreme, the truth is this: bringing a plus one to an event is no small faux pas.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The incident leads Sam and Ross to realize that the president's inner circle has been breached.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 July 2024

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