Example Sentences

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The bamboo scaffolding that had encased the buildings is a ubiquitous sight in Hong Kong, where it has long been used as an affordable and lightweight material for construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

June 2020 — The pandemic delays work at the cathedral, but removing charred scaffolding that had encased the spire amid previous restoration works marked a significant step.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

We dug deep channels into the icecap and ran hundreds of meters worth of cable, we used chainsaws to cut blocks of ice that had encased the station's pillar supports.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

He and his partner, Jean-Claude Rivalland, had encased the house in corrugated steel, installed three 5,000-gallon water tanks and laid 300 feet of fire hose.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2017

In the first week of June 1893 Ferris’s men began prying the last timbers and planks from the falsework that had encased and supported the big wheel during its assembly.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson