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 entrance to Cap-d’Ail’s cove is as dramatic as the surrounding cliffs encasing the pebble beach.
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
The Likhter-4 holds two reactor vessels from the K-22 submarine, encased in lead with their fuel unloaded.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Then, of course, a dummy's bones need to be encased in the squishiness of flesh.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
The job of mayor, after all, is usually less like a silent encounter at MOMA, and more like being encased in ice in Times Square for sixty-three hours.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
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Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
The Likhter-4 holds two reactor vessels from the K-22 submarine, encased in lead with their fuel unloaded.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Then, of course, a dummy's bones need to be encased in the squishiness of flesh.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
The job of mayor, after all, is usually less like a silent encounter at MOMA, and more like being encased in ice in Times Square for sixty-three hours.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
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 29 Dec. 2025.
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