How to Use around in a Sentence

around

1 of 3 adverb
  • He entered the room and looked around.
  • I'd like to speak to him if he's around.
  • I'm not sure where it is, but it must be around somewhere.
  • Don't take the long way around: I know a shortcut.
  • It's safer when there are other people around.
  • This is a very interesting town: let me show you around.
  • The same length all the way around.
    — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • It’s been around for a long time.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • The alert last for around three hours.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • How many of you sing when no one’s around?
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • This story had been around for a while.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
  • So do many farmers around here.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • But some voters found blame to go around.
    — Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This time around, there was no such issue.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • The stakes will be much higher this time around.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Three flies darted around near the back door.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Adding more choices could turn that around.
    — Mark Batinick, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Is there even any car window glass left around here?
    — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • That wasn’t going to be the case this time around.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Their defense flew around to the ball and made some plays.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Some of this year’s winners have been around for decades.
    — Ron Hasse, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But [gestures around] might be the term of the decade.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
  • It is well equipped to handle it again this time around.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Why are there so many wasps flying around in your yard now?
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • But around five years ago, life handed him a raw deal.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Rain amounts will likely be around a tenth to half an inch.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, the boys were around seven and five years old.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Some have been around for a while, and others are brand new.
    — Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The genre has been around since the 1950s.
    — Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • This concern has been tossed around (and tossed aside) for years.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025

around

2 of 3 preposition
  • They sailed around the world.
  • He tied the rope around his waist.
  • He's a well-known figure around the town.
  • We drove all around the town looking for him.
  • The people were seated around the table.
  • A crowd gathered around him.
  • You can find lots of good restaurants around here.
  • We went all around the lake enjoying the different views.
  • This is a very interesting town: let me show you around it.
  • We took a tour around New England.
  • Your cat can then bat and kick it around.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 18 May 2026
  • But the world around it has changed a lot.
    — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Highs should top out around 70°.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Most items on the menu are around $20.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no other way around it.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There was intrigue around the new episode.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Sighs of pity rose around the gallows.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Or, just don't be around each other.
    — Dory Jackson, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Great to have around the dressing room, etc.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s also the stuff around it.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Doors opened around town for a son of that father.
    — Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Rollins rarely shoots when dribbling around a screen.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The team around them is as good as it’s ever been.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Floors not clean around grease trap and dry storage.
    — Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Dig around the entire clump and lift it out of the ground.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • So many others around the world did—and, alas, do.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Olyphant may not look like he's aged much, but the story around him has.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
  • That’s roughly once or twice around the Earth.
    — Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
  • These exports crossed the Pond around the same time.
    — Dominic Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Winds will be light and out of the northwest at around 5mph.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

around

3 of 3 adjective
  • Scott can do both, much like an all-around point guard in basketball.
    — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2022
  • This is an affordable set of shears that's great for all-around use, in and out of the kitchen.
    — Elizabeth Briskin, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Biles and Mikulak have each won six all-around titles, and in the same years.
    — USA TODAY, 4 June 2021
  • Looking for a great all-around ebike that performs well, looks great, and should last you for years to come?
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Biles was the reigning world and Olympic all-around champion.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 29 July 2021
  • In his prime, Robinson might have been the greatest all-around athlete in the world.
    — Ron Rapoport, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • That is all to say, Vuori is an all-around brand for active guys as well as homebodies.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 30 Dec. 2022
  • How great of an all-around athlete was Burrow before and during high school?
    — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Martinez in being the team’s all-around anchor from the rough sailing inside.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • This midsize upright freezer from Frigidaire is a great all-around choice for most storage needs.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2022
  • Knocking down webs on your porch and around entries will encourage spiders to move on to somewhere else.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The Lions played one of their best all-around games in front of a sellout crowd at Ford Field.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2023
  • All of our top Black Friday picks are great all-around options for gaming and streaming.
    — Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2022
  • After the Games, the all-around champion often becomes the name that sticks.
    — Emily Giambalvo, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2021
  • Lee won the all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics, as well as a silver and a bronze medal.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2021
  • Her all-around skills are a big plus for the Mustangs, who returned just two players and have three freshmen on the roster.
    — Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Biles, who won gold in the team and all-around events at the 2016 Rio Olympics, is among the survivors.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
  • Hepburn was named to the Big Ten all-freshman team because of his impressive all-around play.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Five-time medalist Biles, as usual, had the day’s best all-around score to clinch a spot in the Thursday finals.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 25 July 2021
  • Sunisa Lee, the Olympic all-around champion as of last week, will also compete in balance beam.
    — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2021
  • With Biles out, Lee rose to the moment and took all-around gold as an 18-year-old Thursday.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 29 July 2021
  • The 6-foot-3 guard played two seasons for the Panthers and was primarily known for his all-around play.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The man with the top all-around score will earn an automatic nomination to the Tokyo Olympic team.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2021
  • When a bat population crashes, fewer bats are around to eat bothersome insects.
    — The Conversation, Fortune, 14 May 2026
  • This constant barking can make dog owners feel frustrated and guilty, especially when neighbors are around to hear it.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Sunisa Lee, who made history as the first Asian-American to win all-around gold, and Biles.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Guerendo, a fifth-year senior, enjoyed his best all-around season at UW in 2022.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The footbed is also treated with an antimicrobial shield, and the forefoot features plush cushioning for all-around comfort.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The footbed is also treated with an antimicrobial shield, and the forefoot features plush cushioning for all-around comfort.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Lee, a three-time Olympics medalist, joins the show after taking home the gold in the all-around competition at the recent Tokyo games.
    — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 26 Aug. 2021

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