engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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In 2015, a crowded nightclub in Bucharest, Romania was engulfed in flames after pyrotechnics were set off during a concert, killing 64 people.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
One thing led to another, and in a matter of just a minute, the side of the house was engulfed by flames.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Together, Barnard and Columbia have expelled nine students as part of the pro-Palestinian protests that have engulfed campus since the Israel-Hamas war began, Columbia University Apartheid Divest said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Demna and the house of Balenciaga was engulfed in crisis at the end of 2022 and well into 2023 over advertising images that critics claimed condoned the exploitation of children.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
One thing led to another, and in a matter of just a minute, the side of the house was engulfed by flames.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Together, Barnard and Columbia have expelled nine students as part of the pro-Palestinian protests that have engulfed campus since the Israel-Hamas war began, Columbia University Apartheid Divest said.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025
Demna and the house of Balenciaga was engulfed in crisis at the end of 2022 and well into 2023 over advertising images that critics claimed condoned the exploitation of children.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for engulf
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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