How to Use enclose in a Sentence

enclose

verb
  • Enclose the fish in foil and bake.
  • She enclosed a photo with the card.
  • The pie's flaky crust encloses a fruit filling.
  • Enclosed with this letter are the tickets you ordered.
  • Please enclose a check with your application.
  • The venue has 10 ax throwing lanes enclosed by lumber, steel and wired mesh.
    Sandra Gomez-Aceves, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
  • The porch boasts a marble fountain and its enclosed by a oriental style shade.
    Houston Chronicle, 26 May 2018
  • In the half acre of gardens Moat Brae enclosed, Barrie and the ...
    Haley Strack, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
  • They are enclosed in a narrow strip of territory just 25 miles long and six miles wide.
    Fares Akram, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 May 2018
  • Initially, the construction plan called for the path through the courtyard to be enclosed.
    Sarah Freishtat, Aurora Beacon-News, 25 May 2018
  • Then fold the open side over to enclose mixture entirely, and fold up tapered bottom end, leaving top open.
    Amanda Garrity, Woman's Day, 11 June 2018
  • But over time, much of this acreage had been enclosed, that is, incorporated into the estates of wealthy landowners.
    Gerard Helferich, WSJ, 25 May 2018
  • Eventually, a worker discovered the woman’s body in an exterior stairwell enclosed by wire mesh on the hospital’s fourth floor.
    Alene Tchekmedyian, latimes.com, 1 June 2018
  • Polished, the bottle reproduces the aesthetics of artisanal blown glass and encloses ever-changing air bubbles.
    Sofia Viganò, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The headset is surprisingly lightweight, with comfortable oval ear shells that are fully enclosed for advanced passive noise cancellation.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Outside, an enormous wisteria arbor encloses a pergola overlooking the pool.
    Shannon Rooney, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
  • To determine what’s going on with the EmDrive, though, the group needs to enclose the device in a shield made of something called mu metals, which will insulate it against the planet’s magnetism.
    National Geographic, 22 May 2018
  • Fold the dough up and around, pinching the dough tightly to enclose the cheese.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Bring up sides of foil around beets; fold ends to enclose.
    Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Those steel rims are wrapped into the edge of the aluminum and crimped to enclose.
    New York Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Riders are enclosed in cars that look like speed boats and speed around the track.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The mowers are set up in pens that enclose an area that will be mowed.
    al, 4 Oct. 2022
  • To be fair, there are spots where the Aka-Mile is just a flight of fire stairs enclosed in cinderblock.
    BostonGlobe.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Wrap the shrimp paste in a double layer of foil and enclose the packet.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Pull the dough up and around the filling, pinching the dough firmly to enclose the filling.
    Jessica Battilana, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Start with the furnishings, but if all else fails, enclose the kitchen.
    Washington Post, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Use the last cake layer (which shouldn’t have a hole in it) to enclose your cake, then spread the last of the frosting on the top and sides of the cake.
    Ana Calderone, PEOPLE.com, 3 July 2019
  • The Bronco Sports all have four-doors and can enclose a pair of mountain bikes.
    Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The first option would be to enclose the stadium with a dome.
    Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2022
  • Fill the cavity of each cake with ganache, leaving about a ¼-inch headspace, and use some of the cake cutout to enclose the ganache.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023

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