Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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When the temperature begins to cool and the leaves start to shift, hop in your car and take on the 84-mile Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, which encircles New Mexico's highest peak and delivers a stunning array of fall foliage.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
As of Thursday noon, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The designs feature a star with water and green hills; a whale in water with a white bird underneath; and three turkey feathers encircling a chickadee.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
After eons of construction, the bandages came off Willoughby Square last year to reveal Abolitionist Place, a one-acre enclave of greenery, water, leisure, and play designed by the landscape-architecture firm Hargreaves Jones and encircled by skyscrapers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
As of Thursday noon, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
The designs feature a star with water and green hills; a whale in water with a white bird underneath; and three turkey feathers encircling a chickadee.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
After eons of construction, the bandages came off Willoughby Square last year to reveal Abolitionist Place, a one-acre enclave of greenery, water, leisure, and play designed by the landscape-architecture firm Hargreaves Jones and encircled by skyscrapers.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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