Example Sentences

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The sudden silence which had enveloped the room was broken by Nigar's sobs.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

In a 1998 report, Nicolai Ouroussoff, then The Times’ architecture critic, described the stasis that had enveloped conservation efforts in the wake of the Northridge quake.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2022

A few days earlier, fatigue had enveloped me like a weighted blanket.

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2021

“This brings a significant conclusion to the long nightmare which had enveloped me after the tragic passing of my late wife Sunanda,” he said.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2021

Immersed in his thoughts, The Goober didn’t realize that a terrible silence had enveloped the classroom.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier