Example Sentences

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“Michael” is that disastrous blunder, the thing so completely enveloped in its own self-righteousness that looks terrible no matter where you’re standing.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Furniture had been pushed to the center and enveloped in plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

So far, the research has focused on hPIV-3, which is an enveloped virus with a fatty outer membrane.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

A man has died near Athens as a storm hits parts of Greece with gale-force winds and flooding, while a Saharan dust storm enveloped the island of Crete.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The old woman in the cart was soon enveloped in a transparent shimmer that moved busily, working and feeding in some invisible way that made Ruta Skadi sick to watch.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman