How to Use encase in a Sentence

encase

verb

• Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
• The titanosaur’s femur alone could encase a full grown human male.
  — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
• Suddenly the straps turned into bars and I was encased in this black steel bar.
  — Recode Staff, Recode, 22 May 2018
• The episode was so well-received, the table where the president sat is now encased in glass.
  — Temi Adebowale, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 May 2018
• Police found his body encased in concrete inside a storage unit.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 5 June 2018
• The cake is sturdy and dense, encased with slivered almonds, topped with chocolate and swirled white fondant.
  — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2018
• The structures look like hair but are really bacterial cell structures that have been encased in a sheath.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 May 2018
• Graaf Floris is also famous for its warm apple dumpling, a whole apple encased in crispy dough with caramel liquor, which also comes in cocktail form as an apple dumpling spritz.
  — Gurdeep Loyal, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2024
• The suit was initially filed months after Carl DeBrodie's body was found encased in concrete inside a storage unit.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 30 May 2018
• Units 1, 3 and 4 were blown apart and have had to be reinforced and encased, both for safety and to prevent spread of radioactive material.
  — William Steel, Ars Technica, 11 May 2018
• These Shanghainese specialties get their moniker from the piping hot broth cleverly encased within, the result of a gelatinous soup that liquefies when heated.
  — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Magazine, 5 June 2018
• The individual units coalesce around a courtyard and are connected by outdoor stone walkways and indoor glass and concrete-encased hallways.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 14 May 2018
• Once the plug was in place, the pipe and tree part were encased in concrete.
  — sun-sentinel.com, 24 July 2019
• Their main clue came not from the skull, but rather from the amber that encased it.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 11 Mar. 2020
• Once upon a time, long ago, the world was encased in ice.
  — Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2024
• And it’s encased in a breathable knit fabric that’s soft to the touch.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
• It had also been molded to encase the fingers and toes of the dead.
  — Jacey Fortin, Star Tribune, 11 Feb. 2021
• The book, warped with age and encased in an acid-free blue box, is housed in the John Carter Brown Library.
  — USA Today, 17 Dec. 2019
• To the east, the blank wall of an 8-story garage, and the hum of a generator encased in it.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• The weight of the snow has caused roofs to collapse, encased entire homes and cars, and cut off power.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
• The colonnade on the second floor will be encased in glass to overlook 42nd street.
  — Keiko Morris, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2018
• In each case, the statue’s heads are fully encased in rock.
  — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2023
• To drive home the message that this is no ordinary sports watch, Patek Philippe chose to encase the Ref.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2022
• The steel beams will be encased in concrete and large wood planks will be installed between the beams.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• One more flag was encased with the others at Johnny Reb’s new home.
  — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 June 2018
• Finally, just fold over one side of the dough circle to encase the filling, then use a fork to crimp and seal the edges.
  — Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
• Add a piece or two of cubed cheese, then roll the rice around the cheese to form a ball, making sure the cheese is completely encased.
  — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• These droplets consist of two types of oil, one encased in the other, like caramel in chocolate.
  — Wired, 9 Sep. 2019
• But near the dam, 3 miles away, the canyon walls that encase a deeper water column were cold and bass-free.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022
• The little girl’s battered body was found stuffed in a trash can, encased in concrete, in a shed behind the family home.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024