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Recent Examples of encrust
Pictures show divers shining lights inside the wreckage of the ship, which was encrusted with algae and thick marine growth.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé gave husband Jay-Z a $5 million Hublot Big Bang watch encrusted with nearly 1,300 diamonds on his 43rd birthday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
In the living room, wall panels composed of plaster, wood, and resin are encrusted with plexiglass and semiprecious stones.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
Opt for one encrusted with diamonds.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Beyoncé gave husband Jay-Z a $5 million Hublot Big Bang watch encrusted with nearly 1,300 diamonds on his 43rd birthday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
In the living room, wall panels composed of plaster, wood, and resin are encrusted with plexiglass and semiprecious stones.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 26 Aug. 2025
Opt for one encrusted with diamonds.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encrust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encrust
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Supervisor Kate Brophy McGee said the audit was purposefully designed to smear the Sheriff's Office.—
Richard Ruelas,
AZCentral.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stay in the countryside, walk through the orchards, meet the growers, and taste several dishes infused with cherry—from gazpacho to cake.—
Nigel Hack,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Staffing shortages in University of Colorado Hospital’s sterilization department were so acute this summer that state inspectors reported finding trays of surgical tools caked in blood and tissue that had been left sitting in rooms and a hallway for more than 24 hours.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Encrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encrust. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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