Get to know Circled better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Circled meaning
simple past and past participle of circle
Using Circled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of circle
- In the example corpus, circled often appears in combinations such as: circled the, circled back, circled around.
Context around Circled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Circled
- In this selection, "circled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shields, kwame, helicopter, late, seven and overhead stand out and add context to how "circled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a game circled by many and a helicopter circled over his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "circled" sits close to words such as academically, bane and boosters, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with circled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I’ve circled seven big favorites for Saturday. (8 words)
Screen Rant: Elizabeth, was circled on my calendar. (8 words)
His eyes, circled with purply shadows, were swollen from crying. (10 words)
But after she broke it off with him for Paul, Kwame circled back to his other connection, Chelsea, and the two rode out their journey all the way to the season four finale — but not without a few more obstacles. (40 words)
Commercial boss Martin Tocker said: "Our annual Open Day is always one of the first events to be circled on the calendar and we're going all out to make it bigger and better than before. (36 words)
Later in the day, Andreou said that the man had been spotted walking in one direction, and after seeing the police arrive, he jumped the highway divider and police circled around to cut him off. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
As he tries to radio for help, the tugboat is jolted by the drifting Zebrina that has circled back around to T-bone the tugboat.
At the opening bell, Shields established position at the center of the ring, while Cornejo, who, at 5-foot-10, stood two inches taller than Shields, circled along the perimeter.
But after she broke it off with him for Paul, Kwame circled back to his other connection, Chelsea, and the two rode out their journey all the way to the season four finale — but not without a few more obstacles.
But when a helicopter circled over his building, he was brought back mentally to the hours he spent hiding, and the thoughts he was trying to avoid came crashing down on him.
CEO and President Donna Givens Davidson recounted the driver’s actions, detailing his reckless behavior as he sped through the parking lot and circled the building.
Commercial boss Martin Tocker said: "Our annual Open Day is always one of the first events to be circled on the calendar and we're going all out to make it bigger and better than before.
Fast forward to 2022 and I finally circled back to the “tiny town” football story.
Floats from class members and sports teams circled the front of the school, throwing candy at the feet of spectators which were quickly snapped up by eager children.
Golden State Warriors are visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday in a game circled by many due to its superstar power.
He eventually circled back to it as a novel but even from the inception of the idea, it was conceptually cinematic.
He originally had circled late June or early July to return from the IL.
His eyes, circled with purply shadows, were swollen from crying.
I don’t have him circled but just watch around the hashes.
I’ve circled seven big favorites for Saturday.
Later in the day, Andreou said that the man had been spotted walking in one direction, and after seeing the police arrive, he jumped the highway divider and police circled around to cut him off.
Parents, coaches and student-athletes who still had questions circled around Jim Smith, the district’s assistant superintendent for planning and engagement.
Pierre L'Hours, right, and circled, was a member of the Free French navy serving in Cowes during the Second World War.
Screen Rant: Elizabeth, was circled on my calendar.
The coaching matchup of Payton and Hackett and the quarterback matchup of Russell Wilson and Rodgers are both highly compelling — and it's surely a game fans will have circled on the calendar.
The streets were quiet except for the helicopters that circled overhead.
Common combinations with circled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- circled the 28×
- circled back 19×
- circled around 16×
- circled on 9×
- circled in 9×
- circled over 8×
- helicopter circled 7×
- and circled 6×
- have circled 5×
- that circled 5×