Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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As of Monday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
The tubing with inline emitters, shown at bottom, encircles a citrus.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
At its heart was a collection of homes encircling a small building painted white and blue.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday night shared a photo of Boelter wearing a jacket with his hands behind his back, apparently standing in a field while encircled by agents.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 16 June 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2025
The tubing with inline emitters, shown at bottom, encircles a citrus.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
At its heart was a collection of homes encircling a small building painted white and blue.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday night shared a photo of Boelter wearing a jacket with his hands behind his back, apparently standing in a field while encircled by agents.
—Jesse Byrnes, The Hill, 16 June 2025
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 12 Jul. 2025.
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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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