envelop
verb (used with object)
to wrap up in or as in a covering.
have enveloped
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present perfectof envelop.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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In another video, published by the Australian Broadcasting Corp., trees and dirt appear to have enveloped part of the hot pools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
Instead of transparent updates about her health, calls for proof of life, conspiracy theories and wild conjecture have enveloped the princess, her husband, Prince William, and the British royal family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Russian troops have enveloped the city from three sides, leaving only a narrow corridor leading west.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
Attempts to make this practice constitutional have enveloped it with ever-more-refined procedural safeguards intended to make it compatible with the Eighth Amendment’s proscription of “cruel and unusual punishments.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2021
It seemed to have undergone some subtle change, to have become less aloof, to have enveloped itself in a new and kindlier atmosphere.
From The Hidden Places by Bertrand W. Sinclair
