Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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As of Friday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
In the image from 1984, Prow Knob is almost entirely surrounded by the Alsek Glacier, but by 1999, the glacier had retreated, encircling only half of the mountain.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
At night, the large bed is completely encircled by a mosquito net, which discreetly tucks away behind it during the day.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
The roofs of the surrounding houses tinted the water red and delicate golden ripples encircled the bird.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
In the image from 1984, Prow Knob is almost entirely surrounded by the Alsek Glacier, but by 1999, the glacier had retreated, encircling only half of the mountain.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
At night, the large bed is completely encircled by a mosquito net, which discreetly tucks away behind it during the day.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
The roofs of the surrounding houses tinted the water red and delicate golden ripples encircled the bird.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encircle
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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encircle
verb
en·cir·cle
in-ˈsər-kəl 
1
: to form a circle around : surround
2
: to go completely around
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