encompass
verb (used with object)
Origin of encompass
Examples from the Web for encompassing
Contemporary Examples of encompassing
The report, encompassing research from March 2011 to November 2013, boasts some truly shocking numbers.
The novel moves from the 1990s to 2009, encompassing Hurricane Katrina and the election of President Barack Obama.
All About Grandma: Terry McMillan on Her New Novel, ‘Who Asked You?’Jane Ciabattari
September 30, 2013
Bush then lumbered him with a vast new bureaucracy now encompassing over 2,000 souls.
August through October 2008 were particularly packed, encompassing 237 pages worth of calls.
Indeed, idleness, for Russell, is a state one reaches by escaping the encompassing world.
Historical Examples of encompassing
She was always there, encompassing him with her breath, reminding him that he was hers.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
Her emotions began to take control when faced with his encompassing desire.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
All the hopes and desires of the autumn smote him with encompassing blows.
MichaelE. F. Benson
Its encompassing obsession is freedom, or at least the appearance of freedom.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
The race that built the factories and developed the encompassing farms.
The Servant ProblemRobert F. Young