How to Use envelop in a Sentence

envelop

verb
  • Just behind the pool, enveloped in trees, is a lighted tennis court, a changing cabana and a four-bay carriage house.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The pumpkin, which had been blowing around the neighborhood in the wind, is then seen rolling over on top of him, completely enveloping him before landing right in front of his police cruiser.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Warm woods envelop the 3,750 square feet of rooms, while glass walls take in views of the ocean.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Despite his small stature, a space opens up, and he is enveloped by the crowd.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2023
  • The sun was still below the hill, our barn and garden enveloped in a steamy haze.
    Christine Kalafus, Longreads, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Huge clouds of smoke rose after each strike, enveloping her home and the rest of the town.
    Finbarr O’Reilly Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 13 June 2024
  • The salmon is baked and flaked, enveloped in a creamy citrus miso dressing.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • And the soundtrack is an aural movie, a time capsule of sound that envelops you and floats you above the ground.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 May 2023
  • On the trail that skirts the marsh grass, a dense cloud of bloodlust envelops the visitor.
    Andy Newman, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • When the girl, Una (Elin Hall), hears the news, she is enveloped by a gutting despair.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • Mauve covers the walls, door, and trim to envelop the entire space in warmth.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Use the Power of Scent Set the mood by enveloping your home in an inviting scent.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Across the pond, the parkway envelops Rome and much of Northern Ireland.
    Jessica Hamilton Young, Houston Chronicle, 15 Feb. 2020
  • Bring your kayak or rent a boat and head out on the water to feel like you're enveloped in fall colors.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2023
  • With each corner of the cover in your hands, raise and slip the cover down to envelop the rest of the insert.
    Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2021
  • That changed this month as worries about stress in the banking system enveloped stocks around the world.
    Caitlin McCabe, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Naya had a laugh that would envelop you and hold you captive.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Until then residents of the Big Apple can attend and be enveloped in the sounds of the genre.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The class took a photo that featured Jerel Jr. at the center, enveloped in a sea of red.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
  • All of the flamingo tongue snail’s color comes from the soft parts of its body, which envelop its shell.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2022
  • New York City was enveloped in eerie orange smoke, harming the health of people all along the East coast.
    Debbi Compton, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • By Friday, the area will again be enveloped in cloud cover, with the chance of night and morning drizzle.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • Dallas and Fort Worth will be among the five hottest cities in the country over the next week as extreme heat once again envelops North Texas.
    Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • As sheets of ice slowly enveloped the vessel in late 2018, its fate seemed sealed.
    Dera Menra Sijabat, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The year is 1582, and flames envelop the area surrounding the fallen.
    Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The sound from both the soundbar and subwoofer can envelop an entire room.
    WIRED, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Try it on all four walls in a bedroom or den to envelop the room in a cozy atmosphere.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2020
  • In 2017 a massive blackout enveloped the north of Taiwan.
    The Economist, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Back then, the skyway was often enveloped in smog and always smelled.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The rain shield from this could envelop the South Coast for a few hours, bringing some showers.
    Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023

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