engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Greece has been spared, so far, the extreme heat that engulfed much of the rest of Europe.
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
In the same community a day before Fourth of July celebrations last year, a fire ignited by fireworks engulfed four homes, killed one man and left several people displaced.
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Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
Graser told News 5 that the fire quickly spread, engulfing much of the center structure.
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Bryce Buyakie,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
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ABC News,
4 July 2026
In the same community a day before Fourth of July celebrations last year, a fire ignited by fireworks engulfed four homes, killed one man and left several people displaced.
—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
With no energy available to warm the planet to these temperatures, the team reasoned that the temperature must be a residual effect of prior warming either from being engulfed by the red giant or during an inward migration.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 July 2026
Graser told News 5 that the fire quickly spread, engulfing much of the center structure.
—
Bryce Buyakie,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for engulf
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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