surrounded
adjective
(of troops, a fort or town, etc.) encircled or hemmed in by enemies on all sides so as to cut off communication or retreat.
unsurrounded
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a word derived from
surrounded.
Example Sentences
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At the south end of the room, unsurrounded, in careful formation, stand four people.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was no need of introduction; the works were open to all, for they were unsurrounded by walls.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
Only Galahad the Pure was permitted to see the cup unsurrounded by a blinding glory, a fearful splendor of watching eyes and guarding shapes.
From Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
There they would hold each others' hands and try to imagine themselves unsurrounded by other men and wives, while the little Violet would stray and return to embrace her father's leg spasmodically.
From Tatterdemalion by John Galsworthy
It was almost the first time that evening that she was unsurrounded.
From Barnaby A Novel by R. Ramsay
