encased; encasing; encases
: to enclose in or as if in a case
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Examples of encase in a Sentence
Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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Among these is a nasty little microbe encased in a Vulcan exoskeleton, histrionically played by Sven Ruygrok with an inexplicable Irish accent.
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
After he was awarded with his old high school jersey that was encased in a glass frame, Nelson gave a lengthy speech to both Vallejo’s and St. Mary’s varsity teams.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
This core component contains a gas such as deuterium and tritium that is encased in chemical explosives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
The star of the show this year is the Rolex timepiece, which came encased in the brand’s signature green box.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
After he was awarded with his old high school jersey that was encased in a glass frame, Nelson gave a lengthy speech to both Vallejo’s and St. Mary’s varsity teams.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
This core component contains a gas such as deuterium and tritium that is encased in chemical explosives.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
The star of the show this year is the Rolex timepiece, which came encased in the brand’s signature green box.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Encase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encase. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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