encircle
Example Sentences
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Several thousand people compete for spots in the lots and decks that encircle the headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Thirty-six dancers with raised arms glide slowly forward as they encircle their prey, a lone figure on a red table in a climactic scene from Ravel's "Bolero" choreographed by Maurice Bejart.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
As the earth began to shake around 10 a.m., the elder elephants in the enclosure rushed to encircle the youngsters, the video shows.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025
But the front line creeps ever closer, with Russia also threatening to encircle defenders from the north and west.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024
I remember redwood trees so monumental it took five of us, fully grown with arms outstretched, to encircle just one of them.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
Vocabulary lists containing encircle
Florida's B.E.S.T Roots: circ, circum
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