engulf
verb (used with object)
to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge.
have engulfed
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present perfectof engulf.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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Images taken on the opening day of the trial in September 2024 highlight the seismic changes that have engulfed the Pelicots in the past 13 months.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
But his company, Nastec, had been the only one out there during the fires that have engulfed the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
The same is true around the country, where student journalists have provided some of the most detailed and riveting coverage of the protests that have engulfed campuses.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
Now I’m here to report that I have engulfed 31 breakfast sandwiches over a period of several months, all around town and also in Bellevue, Redmond, Kent and Renton.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
The snow had drifted into vast heaps here, and encircled the trees in great mounds which would have engulfed a wagon.
From The Great White Army by Sir Max Pemberton
