encompass
Example Sentences
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"Roman will extend the search far enough to encompass other galactic habitats, which could help us learn how planet formation varies across different regions of the Milky Way."
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Art, increasingly, is maximized to encompass us, and Cosm understands this moment well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Among the islands are 33 scattered across the centre that encompass the country of Kiribati.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
“The blockade, if it only applies to the actual ports, can’t possibly encompass all of the supply chain of the oil, because naturally things are moving through ship-to-ship transfers,” Diakun said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
A sudden, hard wind swirled up around them, and the monster spread its arms out wide, so wide they seemed to reach to opposite horizons, so wide they seemed big enough to encompass the world.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing encompass
Born a Crime
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The Things They Carried
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