Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The nearly two-square-mile landmass was left surrounded by the waters of Alsek Lake after the glacier of the same name, which once encircled a small mountain known as Prow Knob near its terminus, lost contact with the mountain this summer.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Israeli tanks now encircle the coastal city from north, south and east.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Federal Detention Center in SeaTac, Washington, stands just a few minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, a blocky concrete tower encircled by chain-link fencing and razor wire.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The nearly two-square-mile landmass was left surrounded by the waters of Alsek Lake after the glacier of the same name, which once encircled a small mountain known as Prow Knob near its terminus, lost contact with the mountain this summer.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Israeli tanks now encircle the coastal city from north, south and east.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encircle
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 14 Sep. 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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