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

Bark was enclosing her; leaves were sprouting forth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The valley was enclosing this totality, like the mind holding all thoughts together in a single moment.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

Pender was sweeping round Doubleday; Ewell was enclosing Schurz.

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton