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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Investigators are focusing on mesh netting on scaffolding that surrounded the eight towers at Wang Fuk Court, seven of which were engulfed in flames.
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
In November 1996, 41 people were killed in a level-5 blaze that engulfed a commercial building in Kowloon for nearly 20 hours.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
At least 36 people were killed, and dozens were injured after a massive inferno engulfed a residential complex in Hong Kong, China.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2025
Photos from the scene showed the bamboo scaffolding of the towers engulfed in flames and thick, dark smoke pouring out of multiple floors.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
In November 1996, 41 people were killed in a level-5 blaze that engulfed a commercial building in Kowloon for nearly 20 hours.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
At least 36 people were killed, and dozens were injured after a massive inferno engulfed a residential complex in Hong Kong, China.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2025
Photos from the scene showed the bamboo scaffolding of the towers engulfed in flames and thick, dark smoke pouring out of multiple floors.
—Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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