enveloping

Example Sentences

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The new wing was designed by Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas with Cooper Robertson, and has the geometric look of angular mesh enveloping an open stair case, elevator shafts and display spaces.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

In the confrontation that followed, one of the agents tossed a tear-gas canister, which an employee kicked under their vehicle, enveloping it with noxious fumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Their voices soared, cracked with grief, enveloping those gathered in a wave of pure emotion.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

The smell was almost exactly the same — sweet, sharp, buttery — only bigger, more enveloping, as if her tray of sliders had expanded into an entire planet of dough.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

The dark presence of the river was like a shroud, enveloping me, calling to me.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya