encircle
verb (used with object)
to form a circle around; surround; encompass.
has encircled
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present perfectof encircle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Security was tight for visitors trying to get through the ring of fencing that has encircled the Capitol building since the January attack and the thousands of National Guard troops patrolling the perimeter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2021
The SDF has encircled the militants and captured around 60 percent of the city.
From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2017
Secret Service declined to say when the tall black fence that has encircled Lafayette Square since last summer might be removed.
From Washington Post
A broad belt of bubonic plague that has encircled the globe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Who drew the wall that has encircled China for a thousand years?
From The Warriors by Anna Robertson Brown Lindsay
