surrounding

Example Sentences

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The public filled that tree on day one — and then spread their wishes to the surrounding trees, all of which are now part of the artwork.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Scientists believe they absorbed nutrients directly from the surrounding seawater.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

That week, downtown Seattle was cordoned off because protestors had taken over the streets surrounding the convention center, and some activists had broken the windows of a Starbucks nearby.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

He then had the new type of radiotherapy, targeting his prostate and surrounding lymph nodes, which he said was "easier to deal with".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But this was no theater, and surrounding me was not the well-groomed and washed crowd that had attended that infamous production of Our American Cousin.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin