engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
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Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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Since his birth, Abu Nabil saw Lebanon gain its independence from France in 1943, prosper during the 1960s, become engulfed by civil war, invaded and partially occupied by Israel for decades, and partially occupied by Syria, also for decades.
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Ben Wedeman, CNN, 24 June 2024
Video filmed by rescuers and obtained by NBC News showed several people, apparently dead, blood pouring from their mouths, being pulled from a warehouse as it was engulfed in flames.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 22 June 2024
Dramatic video captured a plane with its engine engulfed in flames on Monday.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Some department investigations related to antisemitism and Islamophobia were pending before the war, but the number has spiked as campuses across the country have become engulfed by pro-Palestinian protests.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Ben Wedeman, CNN, 24 June 2024
Video filmed by rescuers and obtained by NBC News showed several people, apparently dead, blood pouring from their mouths, being pulled from a warehouse as it was engulfed in flames.
—Aurora Almendral, NBC News, 22 June 2024
Dramatic video captured a plane with its engine engulfed in flames on Monday.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
Some department investigations related to antisemitism and Islamophobia were pending before the war, but the number has spiked as campuses across the country have become engulfed by pro-Palestinian protests.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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