narrow circle

collocation in English

meaningsofnarrowandcircle

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narrow
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/us
/ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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circle
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəl/us
/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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(Definition ofnarrowandcirclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnarrow circle

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This meant anarrowcircleof clientele, reinforcing the marginal role of poor shop owners.
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As to the naively simple question: why are the literary objectivations of the natural sciences not read today by a wider public beyond thenarrowcircleof professional experts?
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Talk, for social capital theorists, is good, especially when it exposes us to the ideas, opinions, hopes and beliefs of people outside ournarrowcircleof close acquaintances.
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Taft's patterns of consultation and correspondence during the spring and summer of 1909 reveal a verynarrowcircleof informational contacts to which he gave attention.
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It was obvious that they were not prepared to share policy making with anyone outside thenarrowcirclewho took the decision.
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The result is that it has been an extremelynarrowcirclewith whom we have dealt.
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I can only say that when these gentlemen come to visit us, they must have a verynarrowcircleof acquaintanceship.
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Participation in top-level sport is fast becoming the preserve of an increasinglynarrowcircleof people.
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That decision is still misunderstood outside a relativelynarrowcircleof people who are preoccupied with these matters.
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We must not try to obscure them with a smokescreen of talks and give the impression that they are limited to anarrowcircle.
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Later the circle might be extended, but surely discussions might now begin within thenarrowcircleof those immediately concerned.
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It is a verynarrowcircleindeed.
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His literary output was not large, and it gained immediate appreciation only in anarrowcircleof intimate friends.
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On the contrary their role, to be effective, must involve people, going beyond thenarrowcircleof "authorized personnel".
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Interiorly there is around the apex anarrowcircleof detached muscular scars, visible on the nucleus.
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He had already gained a reputation in hisnarrowcircleas a keen debater and a jovial companion, and it is said that he had several smuggling adventures.
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That is far better than to rest on narrow circles either for military or for other purposes.
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Are not those very narrow circles?
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