Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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All of these stones were encircled in frames of gold.
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Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
This piece shows what the brand does best with a clean and minimal typeface encircled by a bent plywood frame.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
One question has encircled the Boston Red Sox this spring.
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People scrambling to get out of Lake Tahoe ahead of a wildfire would have few options as the lake is encircled by a single two-lane road often clogged with traffic.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Rabbi Ashley Englander, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
This piece shows what the brand does best with a clean and minimal typeface encircled by a bent plywood frame.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
One question has encircled the Boston Red Sox this spring.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
People scrambling to get out of Lake Tahoe ahead of a wildfire would have few options as the lake is encircled by a single two-lane road often clogged with traffic.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 7 Apr. 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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