encircle
Example Sentences
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Instead of being on a wooden post, it was on a brick column; at the top, the bricks encircled the entire box in a graceful arc.
From Literature
The “spiritual alchemist” who turns her San Antonio home into what looks like the HQ of a drug cartel by encircling the place with an 8-foot concrete wall.
But the unicorns, instead of parting, closed in around them, encircling them, butting against Christopher’s chest with their faces.
From Literature
They see the women encircling Naomi, who’s still holding on to Mother for support.
From Literature
He heard the familiar puttering of an old propeller, recognizing for an instant the Universal logo above him, the giant globe being encircled by a small airplane.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
