encased; encasing; encases
: to enclose in or as if in a case
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Examples of encase in a Sentence
Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls
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He’s got to give a bio-musical performance, which means broadcasting, in quick succession, a series of emotional peaks and valleys, via what can feel like a grab bag of historical trivia, all encased in restrictive mythos.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
There, Ken waits for the guys to figure out the cord situation, while still encased in his blanket.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Fracking enables the extraction of oil and gases encased in rock formations thousands of feet underground that are not easily permeable via traditional drilling methods.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Each one is encased in a black pot and has 203 tree tips and 100 clear white lights.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
There, Ken waits for the guys to figure out the cord situation, while still encased in his blanket.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2024
Fracking enables the extraction of oil and gases encased in rock formations thousands of feet underground that are not easily permeable via traditional drilling methods.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Each one is encased in a black pot and has 203 tree tips and 100 clear white lights.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Encase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encase. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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