Explore Circulate through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like move or travel. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Circulate meaning
- to move in circles or through a circuit
- to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit
- to move from person to person, as at a party
Synonyms of Circulate
Using Circulate
- The main meaning on this page is: to move in circles or through a circuit | to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit | to move from person to person, as at a party
- Useful related words include: move, travel, go, locomote.
- In the example corpus, circulate often appears in combinations such as: to circulate, circulate in, circulate that.
Context around Circulate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Circulate
- In this selection, "circulate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, san, graciously and online stand out and add context to how "circulate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include began to circulate on social and able to circulate in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "circulate" sits close to words such as alejandro, antennas and blond, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with circulate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But I told him that I could not circulate a petition. (11 words)
But they knew how to circulate graciously, efficiently and apparently effortlessly. (11 words)
Democrats worry about what they call "dangerous misinformation" being left up to circulate online. (14 words)
After a whirlwind romance that seemingly only lasted a month, questions of why did Taylor Swift and Matty Healy break up began to circulate on June 5, 2023, because fans have unearthed plenty of reasons in their campaign against him. (40 words)
Allow the engine to idle for at least a minute (or longer in icy weather) before putting it in gear, allowing the oil to circulate and apply its lubricating powers to internal components before the action begins. (37 words)
Following the breakup, rumours began to circulate that Beatrice's cousin Prince William did not approve of the relationship and demonstrated his dislike of her partner by refusing to invite him to the Royal Wedding in 2011. (37 words)
Does the brutality of Hamas’ vicious attack permit unverified stories to circulate and prevent the airing of narratives that contradict the accepted narratives? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
After a whirlwind romance that seemingly only lasted a month, questions of why did Taylor Swift and Matty Healy break up began to circulate on June 5, 2023, because fans have unearthed plenty of reasons in their campaign against him.
After being told to conserve food and water, rumours of deaths also started to circulate, with one viral video showing a man at the festival claiming that “a couple people didn’t make it”.
After footage of the incident in Scotland began to circulate on social media, the Irish players as well as their manager Vera Pauw issued apologies.
Allow the engine to idle for at least a minute (or longer in icy weather) before putting it in gear, allowing the oil to circulate and apply its lubricating powers to internal components before the action begins.
Anyone who smells smoke is advised to stay inside with windows and doors closed, and to set their air conditioning units and car vent systems to re-circulate to stop outside air from coming inside.
At the White House, copies of documents marked “classified” or the even more secret “compartmentalized” or “codeword” can circulate among officials there with proper clearance.
But I told him that I could not circulate a petition.
But they knew how to circulate graciously, efficiently and apparently effortlessly.
Calls for an "Operasyon File Manchet" (Operation Sharpen Machete) began to circulate on social media in Haiti on April 25. Some evangelical churches also spread the message.
Democrats worry about what they call "dangerous misinformation" being left up to circulate online.
Does the brutality of Hamas’ vicious attack permit unverified stories to circulate and prevent the airing of narratives that contradict the accepted narratives?
Following the breakup, rumours began to circulate that Beatrice's cousin Prince William did not approve of the relationship and demonstrated his dislike of her partner by refusing to invite him to the Royal Wedding in 2011.
He then held up a sheet of paper featuring the face and phone number of SLA Chairman Sharif Kabir, which he said he would circulate to fans during the booze-free night.
In January 2023, rumors began to circulate that Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen had cheated on his girlfriend, Brittany Williams.
In Parent’s case, SDG&E has been the largest source of solicited donations to Circulate San Diego.
In recent days several people have received, an SMS inviting them to receive, as soon as possible, a Crit'Air sticker, now needed to be able to circulate in the low emission zone of Nice.
In response, Parent said he is not always alerted to contributions to Circulate San Diego.
Its washable material allows air to circulate around your fresh produce, ensuring it doesn't go off any sooner than it should.
Lawyers involved in the effort describe it as an attempt to strike back against those whose continue to circulate in conservative circles.
Let me be clear: audio from a speech by Smart began to circulate after the win over TCU.
Common combinations with circulate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to circulate 108×
- circulate in 18×
- circulate that 11×
- circulate and 10×
- circulate the 10×
- circulate on 8×
- can circulate 8×
- and circulate 8×
- circulate among 7×
- not circulate 6×