envelop
verb
en·vel·op
in-ˈve-ləp 
en-
enveloped; enveloping; envelops
1
: to enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
2
: to mount an attack on (an enemy's flank)
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Examples of envelop in a Sentence
a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city
the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories
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While Walz is not implicated in the fraud issues, the reality that the schemes have become an urgent problem under his watch has enveloped talk of the Minnesotan governor's future political ambitions.
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Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing like climbing into fresh sheets after a long day and being enveloped in that clean laundry smell.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
He was blinded by the thick smoke that enveloped the club but was pulled to safety by a stranger.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Modified from machines used by Planters factories to wrap peanuts, this contraption envelops 5,000 MetroCards every hour—or more than one every second.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
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Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
There’s nothing like climbing into fresh sheets after a long day and being enveloped in that clean laundry smell.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
He was blinded by the thick smoke that enveloped the club but was pulled to safety by a stranger.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026
Modified from machines used by Planters factories to wrap peanuts, this contraption envelops 5,000 MetroCards every hour—or more than one every second.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for envelop
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“Envelop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envelop. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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envelop
verb
en·vel·op
in-ˈvel-əp
: to surround and enclose completely with or as if with a covering
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