was encompassing
- past progressive of encompass.
Example Sentences
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"It was encompassing the entire world, just from this tiny little town in mid Wales," he added.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
Jules finds that “friend was encompassing, and here it encompassed too much”.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2020
Utica and Hippo-Zarytus alone had not betrayed them; but Hamilcar was encompassing these two towns.
From Salammbo by Flaubert, Gustave
That was what David Martin felt was encompassing Joan.
From The Shield of Silence by Loughridge, George
There was but one way to free himself from the toils the artful widow was encompassing him with—he must marry some one else.
From Winter Evening Tales by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
