Sentence examples for about and around from inspiring English sources

The phrase "about and around" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It can be used informally to suggest a general vicinity or context, but it is better to use more precise language.
Example: "We talked about and around the topic of climate change during the meeting."
Alternatives: "regarding and concerning" or "in relation to and surrounding".

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Everything in, about and around the text was a clue.

Englander knows where to hold back, a particular gift when writing about and around the martyr of his title, the locked up and locked in.

Chaudhuri played about and around Ustad Khan as the rhythms of daily life ebb and flow about a grander, stronger rhythm of life.

This was the first event in the CCA Wattis Institute's year-long season about and around the work of Andrea Fraser.

The challenge posed is significant but improving communication about and around the disease is a vital next step society must take.

I've also learned plenty of lessons along the way about telling stories about and around art and artists, in particular through the medium of film.

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Clapper: So we went around and around about this.

Four commentators went back and forth and around and around about the Mommy Wars.

For more than 200 pages, Solnit writes about, around and through the meaning of stories.

Remarks about daily activities ranged from those about personal care to others about housework, getting around and shopping.

"This isn't about guys sitting around and singing songs," said Anne Marie Dougherty, director of the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

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