encased; encasing; encases
: to enclose in or as if in a case
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Examples of encase in a Sentence
Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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The outer chamber of the vessel encases the 84-year whisky while the inner chamber is a second single malt vintage from 2018.
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Jillian Dara, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The little girl’s battered body was found stuffed in a trash can, encased in concrete, in a shed behind the family home.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Two inches of cooling foam encased on top of each individual steel coil targets pressure points and cushions sensitive areas like the hips.
—Rachel Tavel, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
The filling is usually encased within sealed fabric.
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jillian Dara, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The little girl’s battered body was found stuffed in a trash can, encased in concrete, in a shed behind the family home.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Two inches of cooling foam encased on top of each individual steel coil targets pressure points and cushions sensitive areas like the hips.
—Rachel Tavel, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
The filling is usually encased within sealed fabric.
—Kelly Burch, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Encase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encase. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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