engulfed
Example Sentences
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The fire was reported around 2:25 a.m. and engulfed five businesses within the mall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
I saw a utility van and crawled underneath, but by then the cloud had engulfed everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
According to this theory, one organism eventually engulfed the other, and that relationship ultimately produced mitochondria, the energy-producing structures found inside complex cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
Flood survivors from other hydropower sites described a terrifying rush of water that had engulfed them within minutes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The fog engulfed them, leaving the empty hillside mocking him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
