- present tense form of encompass (3rd person singular).
encompasses
Example Sentences
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Some criticism of the situation has involved concerns over the Schengen Area - an agreement which eliminates border checks and now encompasses more than 450 million people and 29 countries in Europe.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
This encompasses an estimated 18 million school-aged children.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Seeing that face with all the cables and all the wires and all the things going on, it just kind of encompasses all of it and takes it right back,” he said.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
Canada’s boreal forest encompasses 1.3 billion acres, or an area roughly seven times as large as that of the 154 U.S. national forests combined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
New Guinea, though it accounts for only a small fraction of the world’s land area, encompasses a disproportionate fraction of its human diversity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
