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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So, this was the crisis that engulfed Virginia at the end of April in 1775.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Police officers and firefighters arrived to find the building fully engulfed in flames.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2025
The university has been reeling from the scandal that engulfed the athletic department.
—Sophia Tareen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Minutes later, the trooper neared the I-695 exit ramp to southbound Interstate 83 and observed the Jeep fully engulfed in flames in a grassy area next to the roadway, the release says.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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