Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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By Tuesday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Howell got an earful before finally convincing a man to leave a campground almost encircled by the South Toe River.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
Dad, a newsreader for the BBC, grew up in Caterham, a town near the M25 motorway that encircles London and prime Palace-supporting territory.
—Rebecca Lowe, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The look wove aspects of the traditional Chinese qipao, or cheongsam, such as the mandarin collar and a floral pattern, with unexpected flourishes – soft, puffy sculptures encircling the bust and hip, black lace and a thigh high slit.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Howell got an earful before finally convincing a man to leave a campground almost encircled by the South Toe River.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
Dad, a newsreader for the BBC, grew up in Caterham, a town near the M25 motorway that encircles London and prime Palace-supporting territory.
—Rebecca Lowe, New York Times, 14 May 2025
The look wove aspects of the traditional Chinese qipao, or cheongsam, such as the mandarin collar and a floral pattern, with unexpected flourishes – soft, puffy sculptures encircling the bust and hip, black lace and a thigh high slit.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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encircle
verb
en·cir·cle
in-ˈsər-kəl 
1
: to form a circle around : surround
2
: to go completely around
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