encircles

Example Sentences

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A cooler ring encircles the hot center near the limb of the planet.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

Since 2019, it has expanded its attacks from northern Burkina Faso and now encircles Ouagadougou, threatening links with neighbouring Ivory Coast, Togo and Mali.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

This framing device encircles just one remarkable chapter of the wild and colorful life of Miller, who lived so much both before and after the war.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

The A100 is one of Germany's busiest motorways and encircles much of central western Berlin, and the hum of traffic is a constant background noise in some western districts.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

The world is a flat disk, and the sea encircles the perimeter.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman