Explore Circa through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Circa in a sentence
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Circa meaning
Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)
Using Circa
- The main meaning on this page is: Approximately, about, around (typically in relation to time)
- In the example corpus, circa often appears in combinations such as: circa the, to circa, circa and.
Context around Circa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Circa
- In this selection, "circa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, portrait, mom, bully, 1973, survivor and 1979 stand out and add context to how "circa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a portrait circa 1973 and at sunset circa 1850 by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "circa" sits close to words such as astronaut, banker and champ, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with circa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It sounds like Germany, circa 1977. (6 words)
A doll eye salesman display chart circa 1950's. (9 words)
Landrover circa 1958 New Zealand Beach at Dirawong Reserve. (9 words)
Londoner and engineer David Bleicher, 47, has snapped up the incredible photos of a modern-day London, as he merged them up with old images, circa the 1900's, saying he enjoys reflecting on the changes of the capital. (39 words)
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach - Dogs are banned from the immediate area of Jacobs ladder from May 1 to September 30. They are permitted on the west end of the beach starting circa 100m from the ladder. (36 words)
Karen Ashdown, one of the organisers of the event, said: “The Submarines Quiz and Raffle night has been running twice a year for approximately 20 years, and has raised circa £52,000 to date. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
CIRCA 1973: The influential rock band Big Star L-R Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel and Chris Bell pose for a portrait circa 1973.
They make up half of my look, which I’d describe as rotating between divorced smoker mom circa 1973 and high school bully circa 1979.
A doll eye salesman display chart circa 1950's.
Anderson's latest takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955 when a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is disrupted by world-changing events.
Circa Survivor drew 9,267 entrants, the most ever for a football contest in Las Vegas.
He’s going to star in a play about the big showband era in Donegal, circa the 1960s, that will debut next month in Tallaght, Co Dublin.
I hear myself saying it, circa 1985 or again in 2005.
It’s almost striking today to note that no meaningful distinction exists between what Sanders believed, circa 2015, and Trump’s “America First” notions about protecting working-class people from illegal immigrants.
It sounds like Germany, circa 1977.
It will open the door to one of seven rooms, all of which look as though they were furnished with a Romanian edition of House Beautiful, circa 1740.
Judging by the limited pictures of this circa 1847 farmhouse, it needs a fair bit of work, and it could possibly involve mold/mildew abatement.
Karen Ashdown, one of the organisers of the event, said: “The Submarines Quiz and Raffle night has been running twice a year for approximately 20 years, and has raised circa £52,000 to date.
Landrover circa 1958 New Zealand Beach at Dirawong Reserve.
Londoner and engineer David Bleicher, 47, has snapped up the incredible photos of a modern-day London, as he merged them up with old images, circa the 1900's, saying he enjoys reflecting on the changes of the capital.
One of the photos in he exhibition – Bob Cooper sandhill surfing, Fingal Head circa 1960s.
Painting of the American Ship arriving at Liverpool at sunset, circa 1850 by Duncan McFarlane.
Regarding the gas trading business within midstream, the results were circa EUR90 million, which is around 2/3 of the total industrial midstream number.
Several small universities (founded circa the 1970s) enrol mostly Palestinian students.
Sidmouth Jacobs Ladder Beach - Dogs are banned from the immediate area of Jacobs ladder from May 1 to September 30. They are permitted on the west end of the beach starting circa 100m from the ladder.
Six of the remaining 10 entrants in the running for the $9.2 million prize in the Circa Survivor contest took the Broncos over the Patriots on Sunday night.
Common combinations with circa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- circa the 10×
- to circa 7×
- circa and 6×
- at circa 6×
- of circa 5×
- by circa 4×
- circa when 3×
- circa survivor 3×
- this circa 3×
- circa to 3×