encase
verb (used with object)
to enclose in or as in a case.
encased
Example Sentences
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Keurig is rolling out a line of single-serve coffee rounds made of compressed grounds encased in a seaweed-based coating.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The excavation process took longer than usual, about 10 days, since the fossils were encased in very hard mudstone under six feet of rock, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
I have, it turns out, a thing for sausage encased in dough.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
By day, it bubbles in a giant stainless-steel pot about 5 feet across and one foot deep, encased in lava-like concrete and heated by gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
The carriage was also encased in light netting.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
