Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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The butterfly encircles Larsson's eye, with its wings spanning the whole area from her inner brow to well past its tip.
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
6 July 2026
In the 1940s, the Queen switched rings, and began wearing a ladylike large pearl, encircled with diamonds.
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Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
6 July 2026
In a recent, first-hand look in Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford, Sportman quickly spotted mounds of dirt under dense overgrowth that encircle three-quarters of the hole at the gravesite of Sgt.
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Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2026
While most people enjoy eating the arils after separating them from the bitter white membrane that encircle them, other parts of the fruit can also be used to make juice or extracts.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
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Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
6 July 2026
In the 1940s, the Queen switched rings, and began wearing a ladylike large pearl, encircled with diamonds.
—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
6 July 2026
In a recent, first-hand look in Spring Grove Cemetery in Hartford, Sportman quickly spotted mounds of dirt under dense overgrowth that encircle three-quarters of the hole at the gravesite of Sgt.
—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2026
While most people enjoy eating the arils after separating them from the bitter white membrane that encircle them, other parts of the fruit can also be used to make juice or extracts.
—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
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 7 Jul. 2026.
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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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