How to Use encase in a Sentence

encase

verb

• Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
• Wet rooms are encased by glass doors and walls to hold in warmth and steam.
  — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
• What’s more, the cream lids are topped with a star encased in clear acrylic.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 May 2025
• All around her, linen, encasing her, like a caul.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
• Set above a lawn that slopes down to the shore is a serene hot tub encased in wood planks.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 May 2025
• Once the plug was in place, the pipe and tree part were encased in concrete.
  — sun-sentinel.com, 24 July 2019
• Their main clue came not from the skull, but rather from the amber that encased it.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 11 Mar. 2020
• My feet felt like they were encased in giant pillows of foam.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2020
• The brightly colored crab is encased in glass at the new shop.
  — Michelle Matthews, AL.com, 25 Oct. 2017
• She had been cut into eight pieces and her head was encased in concrete.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 27 July 2023
• Remove from the oven and place them on a clean dish towel and encase them.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2017
• By the end of the day, the sculpture was encased by plywood.
  — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
• Every bite was filled with warmth and umami, encased in a chewy skin.
  — Betty Liu, Bon Appétit, 20 Jan. 2025
• The back room indeed looks as though a parking lot was encased in four walls and a roof.
  — Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
• His left foot was encased in a black walking boot with his toe wrapped up in a white bandage.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Then, of course, a dummy's bones need to be encased in the squishiness of flesh.
  — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Dec. 2025
• It had also been molded to encase the fingers and toes of the dead.
  — Jacey Fortin, Star Tribune, 11 Feb. 2021
• Your neck and head are encased in a plastic globe, and the rest of you is wearing a white trash bag.
  — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, 17 Feb. 2018
• The oven is a metal chamber encased in a brick structure.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026
• As the cobbler bakes, the batter rises to encase the fruit.
  — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
• Each round brilliant diamond is encased in a slim bezel.
  — Malana Vantayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
• The same goes for books made from ivory or encased in metal bindings, or certain kinds of cloth.
  — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• The steel beams will be encased in concrete and large wood planks will be installed between the beams.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• The artifacts were not yet in place, and many of the glass vitrines were encased in foam and tape.
  — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 16 Oct. 2017
• These droplets consist of two types of oil, one encased in the other, like caramel in chocolate.
  — Wired, 9 Sep. 2019
• Fiona, who measures nearly 13 feet long, is still encased in five blocks of rock.
  — Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025
• The weight of the snow has caused roofs to collapse, encased entire homes and cars, and cut off power.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
• Each state got a tiny sample encased in acrylic and mounted on a wooden plaque, along with the state flag.
  — Lindsay Whitehurst, The Seattle Times, 11 Sep. 2018
• Totally fine for a small piece of lead encased in a full metal jacket.
  — New Atlas, 22 Nov. 2025
• The bra cups need to encase all of the breast tissue and mold to your breast shape, with no spillage or creasing in the cup.
  — Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025