encircle
verb (used with object)
to form a circle around; surround; encompass.
will encircle
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future tenseof encircle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The wall will encircle the existing Pool of Remembrance, and the project will also refinish the 1,000-pound statues, repair paving and replace engravings.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2021
A well-armed security bubble will encircle much of downtown Washington by Inauguration Day, as almost 30,000 local, state and federal officials work to ensure that the transfer of power goes off without a hitch.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2017
Each of 80 curved, polished pipes must fit through holes in stainless steel rings that will encircle the sculpture.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2016
The apartments are either within the doughnut or in a new arc-shaped building that will encircle it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2016
“So far we have come safely. Soon Sir Hugh’s men will encircle the town. By then we shall be in the church tower to give the signal for attack.”
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
