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 concrete cap of a tomb encasing radioactive fallout now has cracks, and what’s beneath can rise from the dead.
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
From a distance, the structures today resemble rows of high-rise apartments encased in steel.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
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Devika Rao, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
His entire right foot encased in ice, Foster bunny-hopped onto the dais, hobbling from ice foot to sneakered foot, to his seat.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The primary suite is the crown jewel of the space—encased in a wall of glass that welcomes natural light at every angle from the living room just below.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026
From a distance, the structures today resemble rows of high-rise apartments encased in steel.
—Yusuke Maekawa, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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