Example Sentences

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Bizarrely, a green gate and fence enclosing the site stood untouched.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

Some hotels have been moving the sink and shower into the bedroom and enclosing the toilet in glass or placing it in cubby-like space, which helps make the room look more spacious, Hanson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

In fact, it later puffs up sideways and transforms into what looks like a huge cosmic watermelon, enclosing everything close by.

From Space Scoop • Nov. 28, 2025

The answer was to place him in a so-called iron lung - a metal cylinder enclosing his body up to his neck.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2024

A large wooden roof covered the area so that rain would not prevent a gathering, and in the cold months the enclosing sides would be slid into place.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry