How to Use encompass in a Sentence
encompass
verb- The district encompasses most of the downtown area.
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The mom of two donned a look that encompassed all of the above.
— Jennifer Ford, Essence, 12 Aug. 2019 -
Questions that encompass both the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of S&M.
— Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023 -
The story at the heart of Take Care of Maya encompasses both.
— Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2023 -
Boundaries of the new city would encompass much of South Forsyth.
— Mark Woolsey, ajc, 20 Feb. 2018 -
Dame!—the spots that encompass the soul of the city that so many of us seek are harder to find.
— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2022 -
This song for me encompasses all the songs that amp me up.
— USA TODAY, 6 July 2018 -
That means the pain has widened beyond tech and high-growth stocks to encompass more of Wall Street.
— Arkansas Online, 21 May 2022 -
The district, which would have encompassed much of the charming and quaint downtown, failed on a 2-2 vote.
— John Sharp, AL.com, 9 Jan. 2018 -
The agreement will encompass six new series over the next two years.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Dec. 2021 -
To put it in perspective, the fire encompassed an area of canyons and ridges about half the size of the Seattle city limits.
— Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 8 June 2019 -
But that doesn't fully encompass what the series—and book—is about.
— Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2023 -
Many things in the show, which will encompass around 4,000 square feet of the gallery, have never before been seen by the public.
— Degen Pener, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2022 -
Moc-toe boots encompass a wide range of footwear that share this one feature.
— Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022 -
And the 28-foot ceiling reached up to encompass her cameramen, booms, and lights.
— Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2021 -
In fact, the changes go beyond questions of medium to encompass even the tone of movies at the festival.
— Steven Zeitchik, chicagotribune.com, 28 May 2017 -
While the all-encompassing dust might blot out the sun, that swirling dust also absorbs heat.
— David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2018 -
These animals need a lot of space—their home range can encompass up to 600 square miles.
— Fox News, 10 Mar. 2020 -
With the new positioning of the Yoga brand, its bend-and-flex name doesn't just encompass two-in-ones.
— Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2018 -
Contrary to your first impressions, the 50-plus recipes in this book encompass a wide range of ways to zhuzh up your birds.
— Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 2 Dec. 2020 -
Now more than 2,800 acres of land that encompassed the settlement, known as Kikacéki, will be returned to the tribe.
— Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 -
Just two simple words that somehow encompass an idea so big, most of us have no idea how to wrap our heads around it.
— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2021 -
That’s an all-encompassing statement, one that throws a wide net.
— Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 10 Feb. 2018 -
How the new numbering scheme will break down for the Ryzen 7000 series, which will encompass a lot of distinct CPUs.
— Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 7 Sep. 2022 -
Yet these do not encompass the most depressing finding of the study.
— Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2018 -
The reach of the event is no longer to be restricted to Asia, but will now encompass content creation industries from the whole world.
— Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Spanx has been around for more than two decades, and in that time, branched out to encompass an array of apparel and shapewear for both women and men.
— Kate Tully Ellsworth, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2020 -
In practice, bus rapid transit has come to encompass a range of services.
— BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021 -
The dot-com bubble encompassed hundreds of startups and the stocks of many larger companies.
— John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 -
But even as Riyadh’s geographic boundary has swelled to encompass Diriyah, the two cities remain distinct entities.
— The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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