engulf

Example Sentences

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But he also doesn’t want the war to engulf more energy infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Winter Storm Fern is forecast to engulf an area well over half the length of the continental United States, stretching from Texas and the Great Plains region to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Unlike some immune cells, macrophages can directly engulf and destroy cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

The Epstein scandal has also grown to engulf other high-profile figures, like Harvard professor Larry Summers, who has been a figure in the Democratic establishment for decades.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

The king was clad in a gilded breastplate with a roaring lion engraved upon its chest, as if he expected the war to engulf them at any moment.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin