enclose
verb (used with object)
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides.
has enclosed
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present perfectof enclose (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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Mr Jenkins expressed some concern about Pixy not having a direct controller but as the device is only 101g and has enclosed propellers it is unlikely to cause any damage even if it went rogue.
From BBC ● May 1, 2022
Company owner Jamie Bray said passengers on the boat were not required to wear life jackets as it has enclosed compartments, which would be difficult to exit in the event of a sinking.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2015
He said passengers on the boat were not required to wear life jackets as it has enclosed compartments, which would be difficult to exit in the event of a sinking.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2015
At one point, Underwood observes that Tara seems well-adjusted and sane; it's just that "she has enclosed the kingdom of her twenty years inside of an acorn cup".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2012
Each of these holes has enclosed its corpse, and if you peer within you may see yellow-coloured rags still trailing there; and bandages, or legs and vertebrae of thousands of years ago.
From Egypt (La Mort de Philae) by William Peter Baines
