encased; encasing; encases
: to enclose in or as if in a case
Examples of encase in a Sentence
Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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The intervertebral discs between the spinal vertebrae comprise a gel-like core, the nucleus pulposus (NP), encased by a tough, fibrous outer ring.
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Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025
The movement is encased in a soft-iron inner cage, which shields it from magnetic fields that can negatively affects the accuracy of mechanical timepieces.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
She’s found a Victorian-style phone with its rotary dial replaced by a number pad, and encased in what looks like jadestone.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
The watch is encased in 47mm of 18K rose gold and sapphire crystal.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Paul McClure 06, New Atlas, 6 May 2025
The movement is encased in a soft-iron inner cage, which shields it from magnetic fields that can negatively affects the accuracy of mechanical timepieces.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
She’s found a Victorian-style phone with its rotary dial replaced by a number pad, and encased in what looks like jadestone.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2025
The watch is encased in 47mm of 18K rose gold and sapphire crystal.
—Matthew Catellier, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encase
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“Encase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encase. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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