surroundings

Example Sentences

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So, experts say it’s a good idea to pay close attention to your surroundings when out hiking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Ms. Lewin is particularly suspicious of Keats House in London’s Hampstead, where the poet lived for less than two years, hardly long enough to leave a material impression on his surroundings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

To successfully capture them, the team carefully blended traps into the surroundings.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Those humble surroundings proved to be at odds with the lofty global reach the team is trying to build.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

I was also checking our surroundings for safety reasons.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri