Example Sentences

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Jamie Corrie, speaking outside the burnt out remains of his house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Harding posed for photos against a landscape engulfed by mountains and tied together with the Hollywood Sign.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

But the situation was flipped on its head, as things so often are at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, by the terrifying sight of a car engulfed in flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The United States and Iran appear closer than ever to a deal that would end a war that has engulfed the Middle East and disrupted the global oil market.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

I slipped my arm under his and across his back, and he put his arm around my shoulder, so that I was nearly engulfed by him.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank