encased
Example Sentences
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The excavation process took longer than usual, about 10 days, since the fossils were encased in very hard mudstone under six feet of rock, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I have, it turns out, a thing for sausage encased in dough.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Messenger RNA technology uses synthetic molecular instructions encased in tiny fat bubbles that temporarily enter cells, causing them to produce targets that train the body’s immune system.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
By day, it bubbles in a giant stainless-steel pot about 5 feet across and one foot deep, encased in lava-like concrete and heated by gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The paper would have been disregarded as meaningless had it not been encased in a glass frame, hinting at greater importance.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
