How to Use encasement in a Sentence

encasement

noun
  • The goal was to collect roughly $6,000 to fix the banner and upgrade its encasement.
    Taylor Deville, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The urn, housed in a frosted plastic encasement, is mounted high on a wall.
    Sheila M. Eldred, Serge F. Kovaleski and Ben Sisario, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2017
  • This duvet and pillow set is the smoothest, silkiest, most dreamy encasement for your bed.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
  • This duvet and pillow set is the smoothest, silkiest, most dreamy encasement for your bed.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2023
  • There are three main components to the Cover: its Active Grid, encasement, and Hub.
    Malia Griggs, SELF, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The actual removal of the bones from the rock encasement takes place in the laboratory.
    Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The palette, tip of the snout and brain encasement resembled the modern dwarf crocodile.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Air It Out Before bed, replace the protector or encasement and make your bed.
    Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Consumers said the encasement was a little awkward to put on the mattress but were impressed by the strong construction.
    The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2010
  • Here's hoping spring releases the house from its icy encasement soon!
    Diana Bruk, Country Living, 13 Mar. 2017
  • On Sunday, a man disguised as an elderly woman jumped out of a wheelchair and attacked the Mona Lisa and her high-tech glass encasement with cake.
    Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2022
  • The plastic casing can't self-repair tears yet, but Keplinger says creating a self-healing encasement is one of the next steps for research.
    National Geographic, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Before bed, replace the protector or encasement and make your bed.
    Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 31 July 2020
  • The mattress encasement had a good, snug fit, but testers said the pillow took some maneuvering to fit into the protector.
    The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2010
  • Starting at just $17 for a Twin size, this pick provides full encasement, waterproof protection for a fraction of the cost of other picks.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
  • All four components are then covered by a cotton zip-off outer encasement.
    Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The house is reminiscent of an English country cottage with its cedar shingles and hunter green wooden window encasements.
    Margaret Demarino, courant.com, 6 July 2017
  • That’s all thanks to their encasement in a stark, symmetrical castle, decorated with taxidermy and covered in snow.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The plant’s four reactors have been shut down ever since, and an encasement called a sarcophagus covers the location of the original explosion and fire.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2022
  • When the time is right for germination, the encasement automatically dissolves, leaving new tree life to take root.
    Sunny Fitzgerald, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Xu asked if Hua could send material relating to the specifications and design process for building an encasement for fan blades.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Things like anti-dust mite encasements and exterminator visits can add up.
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 23 Apr. 2018
  • In transport companies also use plastic trays and encasement to secure products in transit.
    Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 28 June 2021
  • Two of the most popular designs in this year's Halloween crop include a striking design motif that features a raven, on a pair of Venti-sized tumblers, one including a steel encasement for ultra-cold iced drinks all year long.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Yves Gallet, an art historian at Bordeaux Montaigne University, oversees a group that aims to study stones that are still in place, such as the encasements that cradle the four-story-diameter rose windows.
    Christa Lesté-Lasserre, Science | AAAS, 12 Mar. 2020
  • That includes cleaning thoroughly (ideally at least once a week), getting rid of clutter that attracts dust, and even using special dust-mite prevention encasements for your mattress and pillows, Dr. Reisacher says.
    Zahra Barnes, SELF, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The encasement is gel-infused to capture and redirect heat, providing amazing breathability.
    Jack Byram, Health, 12 Apr. 2023
  • King is pictured emerging from a towering block of granite, his partial encasement a material acknowledgment, perhaps, of work left unfinished.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Nora, trapped by convention - a state symbolized by her encasement in elaborate period dresses, frilly, suffocating creations by Kristine Davies - has played the part of a trilling child-woman, with one significant deviation.
    Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 24 Aug. 2017

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