encircle
verb (used with object)
to form a circle around; surround; encompass.
encircles
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present tense formof encircle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The A855 road encircles the Trotternish peninsula in the north of the island and a diversion route is now in place.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
A cooler ring encircles the hot center near the limb of the planet.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2025
Since 2019, it has expanded its attacks from northern Burkina Faso and now encircles Ouagadougou, threatening links with neighbouring Ivory Coast, Togo and Mali.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
This framing device encircles just one remarkable chapter of the wild and colorful life of Miller, who lived so much both before and after the war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
Purple strip lighting encircles the entrance, just like on the Pleiades Corp commercial, but beyond that it is dark except for a faint blue glow.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
