How to Use encase in a Sentence

encase

verb

• Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm.
• Once upon a time, long ago, the world was encased in ice.
  — Veronique Greenwood, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2024
• These droplets consist of two types of oil, one encased in the other, like caramel in chocolate.
  — Wired, 9 Sep. 2019
• The log and pipe were then encased in concrete, buying the city time to make permanent repairs.
  — Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2019
• The exterior is encased by vinyl siding and tied together by an asphalt roof.
  — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2024
• There are also encased props such as Mary Poppins’ umbrella.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• Officers say three other people were chained to three excavators with their arms encased in steel pipes up to their elbows.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2019
• Once the rest of the supplies arrived, chief among their tasks would be to set up the radar instrument, perched at the edge of a bluff overlooking the glacier’s front and encased in a white dome.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2019
• What is left inside the containment building remains highly radioactive and encased in concrete.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
• The design almost harkens back to the early days of television, when sets were encased in fine wood cabinets and provided a focal point for a living room.
  — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 22 Sep. 2019
• From diatoms encased in glass to dinoflagellates that can cause toxic algae blooms, phytoplankton are a diverse group of algae that live in the ocean.
  — Stephanie De Marco, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2019
• That explains another dish on his menu: layers of squab breast and foie gras wrapped with cabbage leaves, and then encased in Tunisian brik dough and seared until the outside is crispy.
  — NBC News, 16 Sep. 2019
• An electric boundary fence, which already encases Liwonde, has begun tracing the outline of Mangochi.
  — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 30 Sep. 2019
• At Exxon, Whittingham realized that lithium metal could be used as an anode, as long as the highly reactive metal was encased and not brought in contact with air or water.
  — Akshat Rathi, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2019
• Each Dalek is a living being encased in a robotic shell equipped with lethal weaponry, frequently employed to terrify London, other cities or entire planets.
  — Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian, 26 Sep. 2019
• Their main clue came not from the skull, but rather from the amber that encased it.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 11 Mar. 2020
• And it’s encased in a breathable knit fabric that’s soft to the touch.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
• It had also been molded to encase the fingers and toes of the dead.
  — Jacey Fortin, Star Tribune, 11 Feb. 2021
• The book, warped with age and encased in an acid-free blue box, is housed in the John Carter Brown Library.
  — USA Today, 17 Dec. 2019
• To the east, the blank wall of an 8-story garage, and the hum of a generator encased in it.
  — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• The weight of the snow has caused roofs to collapse, encased entire homes and cars, and cut off power.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2023
• In each case, the statue’s heads are fully encased in rock.
  — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2023
• To drive home the message that this is no ordinary sports watch, Patek Philippe chose to encase the Ref.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Apr. 2022
• The steel beams will be encased in concrete and large wood planks will be installed between the beams.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
• Finally, just fold over one side of the dough circle to encase the filling, then use a fork to crimp and seal the edges.
  — Jessica B. Harris, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
• Add a piece or two of cubed cheese, then roll the rice around the cheese to form a ball, making sure the cheese is completely encased.
  — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• But near the dam, 3 miles away, the canyon walls that encase a deeper water column were cold and bass-free.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2022
• His left foot was encased in a black walking boot with his toe wrapped up in a white bandage.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Wear and Tear The spine is a 30-level tower of neurons encased in a cylinder of bone.
  — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2024
• She had been cut into eight pieces and her head was encased in concrete.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 27 July 2023

Last Updated: 1 Oct 2024