Example Sentences

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The United States and Iran have both played down chances of a quick deal to end a war that has engulfed the Middle East and disrupted the global oil market.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The AI reality distortion field has engulfed more than the Mag-7.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

A huge blaze has engulfed a building at Glasgow Central Station causing it to partially collapse.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Judge Justice Timothy Mould dismissed Epping Forest District Council's bid on Tuesday, the latest in the legal saga which has engulfed the hotel and its residents.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

We are tiny figures, pointing at wonders, provided for scale, no lives of our own, surveying the landscape that has engulfed us all.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson