- present participle of encompass.
encompassing
Example Sentences
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That’s roughly 300 acres, encompassing the parking lots, the hillsides meeting the 110 Freeway, and 149 concrete planters nicknamed “martinis” for their glass-like shape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The protected area is enormous, encompassing everything we could see through our binoculars from there.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Isak played 22 games encompassing 1,033 minutes, scoring four goals at a rate of one every 258 minutes.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Pilgrim’s Pride is the second-largest U.S. chicken company and focuses on poultry products, whereas JBS has a sprawling portfolio encompassing a wider range of proteins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
You can hear them— an encompassing, overwhelming cacophony of radios, of heavy gates slamming, of shouts and whistles and running footsteps— but, oddly, at first you can’t see a single incarcerated soul.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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