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Not surprisingly, John and Yoko quickly ensconce themselves among the nation’s glitterati, making vital connections with the likes of "yippie" founder Jerry Rubin, Black Panther Bobby Seale and poet Allen Ginsberg.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025

Importantly, the proposed legislative findings would ensconce in federal statutory law our national commitment to “uninhibited, robust, and wide-open” debate while recognizing that certain defamation claims are contrary to that principle.

From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2023

Now, though – with Valverde gone and Suárez injured – Griezmann can ensconce, and against Getafe he showed his potential, applying a lovely finish to Lionel Messi’s through-ball before contributing to Sergi Roberto’s winner.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2020

It is plainly absurd to lionize and further the feral spirit of rock, and then to ensconce it behind archival Plexiglas.

From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2017

The real estate taxes her father was paying would have been double the amount of money required to ensconce her in the most expensive boarding school.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

The VVIPs are a level above, ensconced in private suites: former Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown, Shakira, plus Infantino.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The company is late to that market, where Nvidia is ensconced as a near-unassailable leader.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

In her studio, multiple towering sculptures are ensconced in cardboard and bubble wrap, while others — works in progress — sit on plinths, lean against walls, or hang from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

His wife, Patty, was ensconced in a coordinating suit, hers brown, his green.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025

He managed to reach a low shelf, where he ensconced himself in a crack.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Loïc Gouzer, a former Christie’s rainmaker who created the app six years ago, said ensconcing Banksy inside a luxury jeweler nodded to the artist’s preference for high-low juxtapositions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The branches dipped low, ensconcing me with the solace I needed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026

Her children recalled her as wildly creative, toiling in an unheated attic and ensconcing herself in a collection of secondhand books that became so voluminous it eventually blocked the sunlight from entering her bedroom windows.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2020

Either way, the invincible aura ensconcing UW’s starting pitcher evaporated in the third inning.

From Seattle Times ● May 27, 2017

A raccoon after a long chase managed to reach a tree, which he quickly climbed, with the aid of his claws, snugly ensconcing himself in the deserted nest of a crow.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston