encase
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The countdown hit one, and the air whooshed from my lungs as a sudden intense pressure encased my body.
From Literature
![]()
He stood on the concrete channel encasing the San Gabriel River, shortly before donning waders to help send Porkchop off.
From Los Angeles Times
The operation's name - "matryoshkas" are Russian nesting dolls - mirrors its method, which encases an original false claim in layers of ambient re-posts from old or hacked social media accounts.
From BBC
The carriage was also encased in light netting.
From Literature
![]()
Dystopian military vehicles straight out of Mad Max rumble past, encased in their own cages of steel and netting.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.