ensconced

Example Sentences

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Routinely forgetting to drop the bat would be a bizarre mistake for any teenage baseball phenom who spent his youth ensconced in the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Now they’re ensconced in Scotland, where he has been an architect and she an English teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

On a recent weekday, the country’s leading legal lexicographer was ensconced among the 4,500 some-odd dictionaries that fill his Dallas home, revising the entry for the adjective “calculated” ahead of Black’s 13th Edition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

On 2 June 2010, with Emma ensconced in his car, Terry was heading into Whitehaven when he saw his friend's Citroen Picasso approaching.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

Hringkalla was their holiday, and they were all safely ensconced on the White Island.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo