How to Use "Round" with Example Sentences

round (adj): shaped like a circle or a ball

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Used with nouns:

"We sat at a round table."
(table)

"She has a round belly."
(belly, face, figure)

"I bought a round trip ticket."
(trip)

"He wears round glasses."
(glasses)

"I cut out a round hole in the paper."
(hole)

round (n): a regular series of events; drinks; a period in a competition; bullets

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Used with verbs:

"Let's begin the first round of interviews."
(begin, start, complete)

"Let's hold another round of talks."
(hold)

"The doctor does his rounds at noon."
(does, makes, completes)

"The struggling team finally made the second round."
(made, reached)

"I won the round of golf."
(won, lost, played)

"I shot a round of ammunition."
(shot, fired, bought)

"We ordered another round of drinks."
(ordered)

Used with adjectives:

"We played a final round of golf."
(final, endless, long, practice)

"They fired a mortar round."
(mortar, artillery, live)

"I won the latest round of the tournament."
(latest, previous, first, second, early, opening)

"He lost in the qualifying round."
(qualifying, preliminary, last, next, final)

Used with prepositions:

"My team was eliminated in the first round."
(in)

"My team made it to the next round."
(to)

"Let's play another round of golf."
(of)

round (v): to go around a corner; to adjust to the nearest whole number

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Used with nouns:

"We rounded the corner too fast."
(corner, bend)

"Round the number up."
(number)