engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
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Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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The frightful, frantic moments just after Israeli strikes really engulfed a refugee camp in western Rafah on Sunday night.
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Abc News, ABC News, 28 May 2024
The battle for sports rights has engulfed the entire video business.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 May 2024
Plenty of disappointment engulfed the ballroom when Atlanta’s four-ball combination came up, including from Schnall.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
Losses from the deep technical problems with a new generation of Gamesa turbines eventually threatened to engulf the company’s profitable grid-making and gas units.
—Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024
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Abc News, ABC News, 28 May 2024
The battle for sports rights has engulfed the entire video business.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 17 May 2024
Plenty of disappointment engulfed the ballroom when Atlanta’s four-ball combination came up, including from Schnall.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2024
Losses from the deep technical problems with a new generation of Gamesa turbines eventually threatened to engulf the company’s profitable grid-making and gas units.
—Wilfried Eckl-Dorna, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for engulf
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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