circle - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • square: The secret will be squaring a few circles rather than walking around the truth.
  • turn: Make sure you use it in a large field as the turning circle is pretty wide, i'd guess about 70 meters.
  • draw: She draws a big circle around the second item on her list, Paper Towels.
  • intersect: The statement is given in terms of intersecting great circles on a sphere.

Adjective modifier

  • vicious: Water bosses fear farmers could be trapped in a ' vicious circle ' to save crops from drought.
  • virtuous: A virtuous circle that frees you to do the crucial bit - convert the traffic into sales.
  • concentric: The altitude of the sun above the horizon is read on the various concentric circles, from 0 to 90 degrees.
  • inner: Judas had been part of Jesus most inner circle of friends for three years.
  • outer: The dual mesh is cut in a round patch along the outer circle.
  • magic: In fact, the 'everyone ' often includes only the magic circle of current members visitors simply go away frustrated.

Noun used with modifier

  • stone: The trees around the stone circle are open on the Eastern side, allowing a view to the horizon.
  • crop: Crop circles have even been made under the noses of investigators.
  • hut: It was enclosed by a stone perimeter wall with a south facing entrance and contains the remains of 24 hut circles.
  • semi: Local Members were on hand with their cars arranged in a semi circle for the photo call on the lawn.
  • timber: In and around the timber circle were six contemporary cyst burials.

Preposition: of

  • radius: We model this as an inner zone circle of radius 3km, and an outer zone donut with an outer radius of 5km.
  • friend: I think I know about 100 people in my circle of friends who could do a better job than him on TV.
  • hell: In " Inferno " , the main character went to the inner circle of hell and back.

Preposition: like

  • vulture: The whole formation continued to circle like angry vultures.

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