engulfed
Example Sentences
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Venezuela has been engulfed in economic and political turmoil for more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
As firefighters continue to battle a stubborn and complex fire at a massive refrigerated warehouse in Boyle Heights, residents and businesses owners have expressed frustration and health concerns as neighorhoods have been engulfed by smoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Khan, a hard-charging British lawyer, was the face of the court through the most consequential period of its 24-year history, a time when war engulfed Ukraine and the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Bystanders gathered around one of the buses, some taking pictures and videos, as it was engulfed in flames.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The greatest wave of immigration the world has ever known engulfed America between the end of the Civil War in 1865 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
