Examples of 'circling the drain' in a sentence

Meaning of "circling the drain"

This phrase is often used to describe a situation or a person that is getting progressively worse and is likely to end in failure or death. It suggests that something or someone is spiraling downward, similar to water circling the drain before being sucked down
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  • present participle of circle the drain

How to use "circling the drain" in a sentence

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circling the drain
And this case is circling the drain.
I am circling the drain here.
This ticket thing is circling the drain.
Circling the drain.
The entire program is circling the drain.
He is circling the drain.
The entire human race is circling the drain.
He was circling the drain.
Oblivious to his unparalleled city circling the drain.
You are circling the drain.
Add to that the family business is circling the drain.
I may be circling the drain.
You must then conclude that society is circling the drain.
America was circling the drain until the Purge.
We got one dead and one circling the drain.

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I may be circling the drain but I got a few steps left in me.
I am saying you are circling the drain.
It 's been circling the drain for a few days now.
You were definitely circling the drain.
This guy had been circling the drain for a while, probably mixing booze and pills.
Some bovine threw me out here when a lap Nissen started circling the drain.
This guy is circling the drain.
According to your financials, this ranch is circling the drain.
It feels like I am circling the drain of a world.
You bought my client 's policy when he was circling the drain.
She 's been circling the drain for months.
Being pulled into a vortex, circling the drain.
Francis, you were circling the drain when they brought you to the hospital.
Any flatter, he would be circling the drain.
He's gonna start circling the drain before we can figure out what's wrong with him.
Approaching the vortex, circling the drain.
She 's been circling the drain for months, but her family will not let her give up.
This place is circling the drain.
A terrible vortex to find our collective selves, but we are there apparently, circling the drain.
The woman is circling the drain.
Uh, so we have got two dead bodies and one more circling the drain.
They are all circling the drain.
I will take that as a firm no . This ticket thing is circling the drain.
This store is circling the drain.
And he might be hemorrhaging internally . His mom is upstairs circling the drain.
This guy was circling the drain.
Turns out that his old employer, Connecticut Solutions, has been circling the drain.
A month ago, you were circling the drain at Wyatt.
I am her cruise director, pushing her around all day . The woman is circling the drain.
Well, they are circling the drain.
But they are worth fighting for . I know everyone thinks these guys are circling the drain.
His company 's circling the drain.
Just because nobody was monitoring his I. wonder if Mr. Linzer is circling the drain.
Doc says he 's circling the drain.
Unless we control the blood pressure, he 's gonna start circling the drain.

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