ensconced
settled securely or snugly: The old house still has its original, elaborately ensconced fuse box, with an oak frame, decorative wrought-iron bosses, and a clear glass panel.The only people hurt by education reform are teachers who aren't up to snuff and ensconced administrators who can’t justify their existence.
sheltered or hidden: Sieges of fortified positions have been used since time immemorial to starve, demoralize, and physically weaken the ensconced combatants.
the simple past tense and past participle of ensconce.
Origin of ensconced
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How to use ensconced in a sentence
Before long the pair are ensconced in his hotel room, doing the horizontal hula.
Sure, you may be grossed out, but ‘A Certain Hunger’ is a naughty pleasure | Maureen Corrigan | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostThere may be comfort and reassurance in being ensconced with like-minded relatives, or simply in keeping to cherished traditions.
Will covid-19 make this the Turkey Day without political fights? | Petula Dvorak | November 23, 2020 | Washington PostThe Dodgers were ensconced in a hotel about 20 minutes from Globe Life Field.
MLB investigating after Justin Turner ‘refused to comply’ with officials during celebration | Dave Sheinin, Jesse Dougherty | October 28, 2020 | Washington PostThere’s no obvious reason for Barrett or any other Supreme Court justice to care about public opinion once they’re safely ensconced on the court.
Why The Supreme Court’s Reputation Is At Stake | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | October 12, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightYou ensconce yourself in the familiar darkness of the theater, though not in your usual seat, which has been booked by someone else.
Contempt for the middle class is often barely concealed among those most comfortably ensconced in the emerging class order.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class | Joel Kotkin | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Big Brother contestants, already ensconced in the house for two months, were almost entirely in the dark.
Legendary country radio DJ and songwriter Gerry House has been ensconced in the Nashville scene since 1975.
Is Gay Singer Steve Grand Really Country Music’s Frank Ocean? | Hugh Ryan | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTell that to the nearby pandas, happily ensconced with their bamboo, magnificently ignoring everything.
The Collector is forever ensconced in the pantheon of psychopathic core texts.
How to Understand the Criminal Mind By Reading This Novel | Casey N. Cep | December 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLamb went back into the main lobby and ensconced himself behind a morning paper.
Thanks to the solitude where this house was ensconced in, the period necessary for the healing of the child ran peacefully by.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueHere he ensconced himself, and peeped through the loophole in the direction of the rider's approach.
Far from the Madding Crowd | Thomas HardyThus, by the time the deluge was fairly upon us, we were quite snugly ensconced.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontHe climbed the same ascent, leaped the canyon, and ensconced himself on the further side.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. Ellis
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