- present tense form of surround (3rd person singular).
surrounds
Example Sentences
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The fairing is the large shell that surrounds a spacecraft at the top of a rocket.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Helbig, the real-estate agent, said the median home price in St. Louis County, which is the area that surrounds the city, was about $313,000 as of the end of July.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Brook has occasionally done himself no favours, but there is also something uncomfortable about the narrative that surrounds the 27-year-old, especially in a sport that struggles with elitism.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Perhaps the biggest mystery surrounds the actual people of Sanxingdui.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
I see the compound, shaped like the picture of a neuron I once saw in my science textbook, and the fence that surrounds it.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
