encased; encasing; encases
: to enclose in or as if in a case
Synonyms of encase
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 back room indeed looks as though a parking lot was encased in four walls and a roof.
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Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The vamp features six criss cross straps that meet in the middle, and the back of the foot is encased by a counter that is made from the same straps.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The actors were greeted by the exhibition’s curator, Robin McClellan, who led them to Mozart’s childhood violin, encased in glass.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
The vamp features six criss cross straps that meet in the middle, and the back of the foot is encased by a counter that is made from the same straps.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The actors were greeted by the exhibition’s curator, Robin McClellan, who led them to Mozart’s childhood violin, encased in glass.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for encase
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“Encase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encase. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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