Example Sentences

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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

Instead, a punishing drought has kept the rains at bay, creating dry conditions for fires that have engulfed hundreds of square miles of the rainforest that do not usually burn.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2024

Discussing the issues that have engulfed the US plane maker Boeing, Mr O'Leary described the message he was currently getting from the firm as "confusion".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 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

A vast misfortune seemed to have engulfed the world, and she alone was left to suffer, she alone was to blame.

From Countess Erika's Apprenticeship by Schubin, Ossip