Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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Wolves track, pursue and encircle prey using only positional awareness of their packmates, proving that teamwork can arise naturally—without a leader.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The move raises the prospect of Russian forces cutting Ukrainian supply lines and encircling Kyiv's troops.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Everyone privy to the plan knew that Henry’s charter plane, a 13-seat Gulfstream, could not land directly in Port-au-Prince, where gangs had encircled the main airport, part of a broad and unprecedented assault on the country’s core institutions.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Sloping pathways transport cyclists and pedestrians around a five-story structure that encircles soccer pitches and lush greenery, a park reimagined vertically.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
The move raises the prospect of Russian forces cutting Ukrainian supply lines and encircling Kyiv's troops.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Everyone privy to the plan knew that Henry’s charter plane, a 13-seat Gulfstream, could not land directly in Port-au-Prince, where gangs had encircled the main airport, part of a broad and unprecedented assault on the country’s core institutions.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Sloping pathways transport cyclists and pedestrians around a five-story structure that encircles soccer pitches and lush greenery, a park reimagined vertically.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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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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