Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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The island had gone from farm and pasture in the nineteenth century to nature preserves and residential property in the twentieth, its silvery shingled homes encircled by forests and deer.
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Burkhard Bilger,
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29 June 2026
Today, the Green is encircled by Whitfield, Broad, Park and Boston streets.
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Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Lend your home a bohemian touch with Safavieh’s rug encircled with jute medallions.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.
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Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Today, the Green is encircled by Whitfield, Broad, Park and Boston streets.
—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Lend your home a bohemian touch with Safavieh’s rug encircled with jute medallions.
—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
Cheers roared from the crowd encircling the concrete arena as two skateboarders slammed into each other at top speed.
—
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 2 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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