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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Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
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Following the game, a sea of smiles engulfed the visitors locker room.
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Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
The President and his allies bully their way through episodes that would engulf an ordinary Administration, one with a capacity for shame and a lower pain threshold for bruising headlines.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Following the game, a sea of smiles engulfed the visitors locker room.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
Vance aims to succeed in the latest chapter of a conflict that has engulfed previous American administrations.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Oct. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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