Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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However, that changed once Russia began encircling Pokrovsk over the summer.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Russia has for many months been attempting to encircle Pokrovsk and neighboring Myrnohrad from the north and south.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Instead of a mountain of mounded mulch, aim for more of a doughnut shape of mulch that encircles the trunk.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Russia has for many months been attempting to encircle Pokrovsk and neighboring Myrnohrad from the north and south.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Instead of a mountain of mounded mulch, aim for more of a doughnut shape of mulch that encircles the trunk.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
By Thursday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encircle
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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encircle
verb
en·cir·cle
in-ˈsər-kəl 
1
: to form a circle around : surround
2
: to go completely around
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