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

China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels this week to encircle Taiwan's main island.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

But the front line creeps ever closer, with Russia also threatening to encircle defenders from the north and west.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024

What is increasingly clear is that the inner core is susceptible in different ways to activity in the layers of Earth that encircle it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

Next thing I know, Earl’s arms encircle me like a steel band.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen