How do you use the word "circle" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "circle": The answer leads us to a vicious circle. It no longer seems to be a perfect circle.

Circle Meaning

/ˈsɜɹkəl/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).

nounA two-dimensional geometric figure, a disk, consisting of the set of all those points of a plane at a distance less than or equal to a fixed distance (radius) from a given point.

Sentence Examples

The answer leads us to a vicious circle.

It no longer seems to be a perfect circle.

He walked to the centre of the circle.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

lot band circulate

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

She drew a perfect ____ on the paper using a compass.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We sat in a large ____ around the campfire and sang various songs.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin circulus Old French cerclebor. Middle English circle English circle From Middle English circle, cercle, from Old French cercle and Latin circulus, diminutive of Latin circus (“circle, circus”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “circle, ring”), related to Old English hring (“ring”). Compare also Old English ċircul (“circle, zodiac”), which came from the same Latin source. By surface analysis, Latin circ(us) + -(u)le.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"As his name gradually became known, the circle of his acquaintance widened." — 1856 February, [Thomas Babington] Macaulay, “Oliver Goldsmith”, in T[homas] F[lower] E[llis], editor, The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, new edition, London: Longman, Green, Reader, & Dyer, published 1871, →OCLC:

"At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass." — 1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:

"“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera, the gorged dowagers,[…], the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!"" — 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VI, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:

"The Rabbit could not claim to be a model of anything, for he didn’t know that real rabbits existed; he thought they were all stuffed with sawdust like himself, and he understood that sawdust was quite out-of-date and should never be mentioned in modern circles." — 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

"He arrived at the lakefront and drove around the circle where the amusement park and beach used to be when he was a kid[…]" — 2011, Charles E. Webb, Downfall and Freedom, page 120:

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