engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Your birthdays are in late December 1950, six months into a war that has engulfed the Korean Peninsula.
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According to a preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol, Vince's red Ferrari veered off the roadway just after exiting a tunnel in the San Gabriel Mountains, struck a concrete barrier and became fully engulfed in flames.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
As tear gas engulfed the crowd, at one point obscuring the ICE building itself, some protesters struggled to breathe inside their costumes.
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The vehicle had rolled over, and its entire engine compartment was engulfed in flames.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
According to a preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol, Vince's red Ferrari veered off the roadway just after exiting a tunnel in the San Gabriel Mountains, struck a concrete barrier and became fully engulfed in flames.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
As tear gas engulfed the crowd, at one point obscuring the ICE building itself, some protesters struggled to breathe inside their costumes.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
The vehicle had rolled over, and its entire engine compartment was engulfed in flames.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for engulf
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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