How to Use circle back in a Sentence

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  • As the episode continues, the dads circle back to continue talking about Leah and Portwood.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
  • Other questions circle back to Melania Trump’s reported coffee-table book.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 26 July 2024
  • When Blair tried to walk on at USC, he was told to lift weights and circle back.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2021
  • The album does circle back to Earth, and the dance floor, for its final stretch.
    — Stephen Kearse, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The story is going to circle back to that at some point.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2023
  • This means that every three to four months, the planet starts to circle back.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2023
  • This is a good time to circle back on the idea of being honest with yourself.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Sourdough baking’s about to circle back from tired to retro-cool again.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Soon after, Garrett watched the doe circle back toward him with the three bucks still on her heels.
    — Hayden Sammak, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Major themes from that point in your life will circle back to be acknowledged and dealt with.
    — Dossé-Via, refinery29.com, 5 June 2023
  • Those looking for a cocktail should circle back to the aforementioned Medicine Man.
    — Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The Phase 4 stories so far circle back to these movies in some capacity.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Dec. 2021
  • That could bring us full circle back to the likelihood that central banks will need to be aggressive.
    — Jacob Wolinsky, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Miller adds that beauty trends of the past will always circle back, too, making this retro cut's return all the more obvious.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 27 Dec. 2021
  • While LeBron did circle back to the Cavaliers, that was with the goal of delivering a title to his home region.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2022
  • This joyful book features lists, essays, playlists and quotes that circle back to that central idea: finding the good in even the darkest circumstances.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Did putting these concerts together inspire you to circle back to those recordings?
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Employees can request more time to consider what’s on the table and circle back with their human resources team.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 13 July 2022
  • Instead, the house will forever circle back to its most seductive creation, time after time, like a snake eating its tail.
    — New York Times, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The pilots declared an emergency and were able to circle back and land safely in Portland with no serious injuries.
    — Stephen Stock, Amy Corral, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • That close was guided by a creative approach, Mundy told THR, that the show has always taken, which sees the writers propose the biggest questions the season will answer early on and circle back around to by the end.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Despite indulging fans’ obsessions with the Gilmore guys, Sherman-Palladino, however, makes a point at the very end of the show to circle back to the relationship that matters most.
    — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • All these questions circle back to former president Trump and his political stature out of office.
    — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2022
  • Students only walk down the schoolhouse hallway in one direction to maintain order, meaning those with classes a few doors back must exit the building and circle back.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2022
  • During postgame handshakes at midfield, Hill’s teammates and a couple of coaches had to restrain Hill who would start toward the tunnel, then circle back to head toward Mailata who was standing at the 35-yard line.
    — Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Hazily sketched, the main issue at hand for Delange is one of a contested border, which may or may not allow the airport enough air space for safe passage for planes who may need to, in case of emergency, circle back around.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Therefore, senior leaders must interview others to learn how they are seen and then circle back to compare these results with their perceptions.
    — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • Other sections introduce his trusty acoustic, Trigger, only to circle back later to detail its near-loss in a '69 Christmas Eve fire.
    — Chron, 20 Jan. 2023
  • When more seats become available, factories circle back to four-seat models or add the missing seats to vehicles that have already been assembled.
    — Bob Tita, WSJ, 19 June 2021
  • There’s slow-motion and speed-ramping and playing about with time in general; this show loves to cut away from a dramatic moment only to cheekily circle back later.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024

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