Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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The silk-crepe and chiffon dress features a gauzy pink, iridescent overlay and fuschia lining with a halterneck style top fastened with candy pink feathers, and more feathers encircling the hips.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
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From vast rings that encircle stars to mysterious voids that seem to swallow light, the cosmos is a playground for the bizarre.
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Our childhood home was quiet at night, sitting on a cul-de-sac encircled by a meeting of trees whose heads bowed toward the center as if in prayer.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
From vast rings that encircle stars to mysterious voids that seem to swallow light, the cosmos is a playground for the bizarre.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Our childhood home was quiet at night, sitting on a cul-de-sac encircled by a meeting of trees whose heads bowed toward the center as if in prayer.
—Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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