enclose
verb (used with object)
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides.
were 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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She could see now that its wings were enclosing its body once more.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
But he wasted the precious moments in staring amazement; then, thinking of his own safety, he commenced running away from her,—his escape lighted by the same fatal flames that were enclosing her within the gorge.
From Cudjo's Cave by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
He wrote of the terrible irony whereby "the Commons were enclosing the commons."
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward
Some workmen were enclosing a large side porch with heavy canvas, evidently for festal purposes.
From The Conquest of Canaan by Booth Tarkington
As the chief had anticipated, the patriot army arrived on the heights of Jamestown, just as the shades of night were enclosing the forest.
From The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II by William A. (Alexander) Caruthers
