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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The vehicle left the roadway before striking a tree and becoming engulfed in flames, state police said.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The city is engulfed in a violent conflict between drug gangs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Trump’s post Friday on social media followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and tourist sites worldwide and another day of the airstrikes and drone and missile attacks that have engulfed the region.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades heard accounts Thursday about how a series of failures contributed to the 2025 blaze that engulfed seven buildings and killed 168 people as hearings in the case got underway.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
The city is engulfed in a violent conflict between drug gangs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Trump’s post Friday on social media followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and tourist sites worldwide and another day of the airstrikes and drone and missile attacks that have engulfed the region.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades heard accounts Thursday about how a series of failures contributed to the 2025 blaze that engulfed seven buildings and killed 168 people as hearings in the case got underway.
—Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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