How to Use cycle in a Sentence

cycle

1 of 2 noun
Definition of cyclenext
Synonyms for cyclenext
  • We have to wait for the dishwasher's wash and dry cycles to end.
  • He rode his cycle into town.
  • At the end of the day, the news cycle will spin around to something else.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Based on cycles of the moon, the date of the holiday changes each year.
    — Laura He, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Part of that time was spent resting, and part of it was spent making the next record, as the cycle goes.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • And 2300 years later, the cycle ends at the opposite pole.
    — Emily Newhouse, Allure, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Grosso modo, given the slowing of the sales cycle, the same could be said for even Berlin, Cannes and Venice.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The event that takes us to a different part of the economic cycle might change.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 17 July 2023
  • The shepherds will rise again at dawn, repeating the cycle until the first snows of fall.
    — Avedis Hadjian, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
  • So this full moon marks the end of a cycle that led us to transform our identity.
    — Marie Bladt, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Lowe, who finished a triple shy of the cycle, reached base to lead off a scoring inning twice.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 15 July 2023
  • Having lived through the whole cycle already, Swift is much less pressed about it this time around.
    — Vulture, 3 June 2023
  • The cycle of melting and freezing, in turn, moves water.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But disrupting these cycles of pain and hurt is so worth it.
    — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • After the Tide dropped a brutal Week 2 game against Texas, the cycle repeated.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Keep in Mind It should be washed on a delicate or gentle cycle.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Taylor, the No. 3 hitter, and cleanup hitter Rachel combined to hit for the cycle in those first three innings.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 2 June 2023
  • Since that time, the people have been hunting on land following the cycles of the sun and moon, according to the lesson plan.
    — Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Below, some of our favorites from this historic (and bizarre) news cycle.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • Spray a generous amount on the stain, then rub it in before tossing it in the washing machine on a hot cycle.
    — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
  • What’s more, as Fortune points out, white founders receive some $35 million more across the funding cycle than Black and brown founders.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But the main point is, at the same time, they're locked into this escalatory cycle.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Advertisement With this kind of news cycle, who can blame them?
    — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • For care, it can be washed on a gentle cycle using cold water and tumble-dried on a low setting.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
  • But for the first time in several cycles, Democrats are taking a much different tack.
    — Kendall Ross, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2024
  • At the plate, Shohei Ohtani looked like a skilled hitter on a hot streak, chasing another historic cycle.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Venus fusing with Saturn sets off a new cycle of bonding.
    — USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This began a cycle for me: Ever since then—over the next eight years—when the cancer progresses, my treatment changes.
    — Brittney Beadle, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Much of the complex plot has played out in Sanchez's music videos to date, but eagle-eyed fans will learn even more as the album cycle continues.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Priests and rulers would know how to act, which rituals to perform and which sacrifices to make to the gods to guarantee that the cycles of destruction, rebirth and renewal continued.
    — Kimberly H. Breuer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
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cycle

2 of 2 verb
  • The water cycles back into the system.
  • The water is cycled back into the system after it has been used.
  • On the right was a square box where ads cycled through.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2023
  • The moon is cycling through the news ahead of a new chapter in space.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Although the rain will cycle into the area from the south, the air will still be cool.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Many of the people cycling through the courts are also Black.
    — Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • With the timer, the lights inside of the train stay on for six hours and off for 18 hours, cycling every 24 hours.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Swipe to the left to cycle through all the different options.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • As cars behind us beeped and honked, the light cycled from green to yellow to red time and again.
    — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Just like the way our wardrobes cycle through trends with the months that pass, so too do allergies.
    — Kelsey Castañon, refinery29.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But top-tier talent cycled in and out during the New York run.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
  • The newest Wildcats can run and cycle both on and off campus.
    — Ryan Finley, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The 17-year-old high school student is believed to have been cycling along the canal when she was attacked.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • But the trend has long been a mainstay of both celebrity and high fashion for years, cycling in and out of vogue for the past two decades.
    — Time, 27 June 2023
  • Murky trap drums and slurred flows add to the muddy kaleidoscope of emotions that both artists cycle through in the song.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The Cubs could potentially have other options to cycle through the bullpen in the next two weeks.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • New Marineland owners cycled through, but what remained were its stars: the orcas Orky and Corky.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • And for a runner who's cycled through dozens of styles in search of the perfect racing pair, that's a luxury.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Brown cycled Anastasia through hotels in four states on the East Coast.
    — Bernice Yeung, The New Yorker, 26 July 2023
  • Sync your phone with Bluetooth to connect with the company's app to cycle through courses all over the world.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Nothing is off-limits: once, a man cycled with a cat perched on his shoulder.
    — Zoe Larkin, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • In past Supreme Court leaks, a lot of attention is placed on the 20-something law clerks who cycle through the justices' chambers.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
  • After Trebek died in Nov. 2020, the show spent its next season cycling through an array of guest hosts.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The Times and the Guardian, among others, had correspondents who cycled through Russia.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Boat, swim, sail, or fish the lake’s waters, cycle its 34-mile perimeter, or hike its multitude of trails.
    — Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Children on our tour excitedly cycled through the new sodas on tap at the bar.
    — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Enav Levy, a veterinary nurse, tries to avoid the 6 p.m. rush hour on the road, normally one of the busiest in the Middle East, and certainly would not cycle on it.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Presidents cycle through the White House, but Wall Street remains unfazed about the next leader—for now.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • At the time of the hearing, the Virginia parole board had five members, but two cycled out in February and have not been replaced.
    — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 28 July 2023
  • While cycling through Stockton, she was run down by a horse and buggy and spent two days in the hospital recovering.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024

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