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Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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The diamond ring appeared to be in the shape of a rectangle with smaller diamonds encircling the larger stone.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Several areas remain under mandatory evacuations, including areas encircling Placerville Airport.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
Chinese ships have sought to block resupply missions, by encircling Philippine vessels and firing water cannons that in March shattered a boat's windshield, injuring its crew.
—Fox News, 20 June 2024
Astronomers used the plethora of orbiters encircling the red planet, as well as rovers driving across its surface, to capture the impacts of a solar storm on Mars firsthand — and to understand better what kind of radiation levels the first astronauts on the red planet may experience in the future.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 June 2024
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Several areas remain under mandatory evacuations, including areas encircling Placerville Airport.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 7 July 2024
Chinese ships have sought to block resupply missions, by encircling Philippine vessels and firing water cannons that in March shattered a boat's windshield, injuring its crew.
—Fox News, 20 June 2024
Astronomers used the plethora of orbiters encircling the red planet, as well as rovers driving across its surface, to capture the impacts of a solar storm on Mars firsthand — and to understand better what kind of radiation levels the first astronauts on the red planet may experience in the future.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 June 2024
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 20 Jul. 2024.
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encircle
verb
en·cir��cle
in-ˈsər-kəl 
1
: to form a circle around : surround
2
: to go completely around
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