enclose
verb (used with object)
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides.
was enclosing
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past progressiveof enclose.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Writing from Scranton, Pa. — where he played in the minor leagues after his MLB appearance with the New York Giants — Graham noted he was enclosing $30, which he owed to the institution.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
Perelli, the department's No. 3 official, wrote that he was enclosing the "current thoughts" of the deputy attorney general's office, the No. 2 official.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2010
The valley was enclosing this totality, like the mind holding all thoughts together in a single moment.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
Bark was enclosing her; leaves were sprouting forth.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Therefore, she was enclosing it to Nora to take care of.
From The Land of Promise by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
