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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More than one-third of Tuvalu’s population is seeking to move to Australia under a new climate visa program, as their own nation is at great risk of being engulfed by the sea.
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
By this point, Robbie is presumed dead, seemingly engulfed by a fireball after joining up with the military.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 June 2025
The department said their TPS protections would lapse on Sept. 2.
Created by Congress in 1990, TPS allows the federal government to offer migrants work permits and a reprieve from deportation if their home countries are engulfed in a crisis, such as a war or an environmental disaster.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Within about 10 minutes of firefighters arriving at the scene, Langford said the building was completely engulfed.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
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Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025
By this point, Robbie is presumed dead, seemingly engulfed by a fireball after joining up with the military.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 June 2025
The department said their TPS protections would lapse on Sept. 2.
Created by Congress in 1990, TPS allows the federal government to offer migrants work permits and a reprieve from deportation if their home countries are engulfed in a crisis, such as a war or an environmental disaster.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Within about 10 minutes of firefighters arriving at the scene, Langford said the building was completely engulfed.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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