How to Use ensconce in a Sentence

ensconce

verb

• He ensconced himself in front of the television.
• The sculpture is safely ensconced behind glass.
• Now three of the nine justices were ensconced at Scalia Law.
  — Jo Becker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
• By that time, Mr. Glazunov was firmly ensconced as a kind of court painter.
  — William Grimes, New York Times, 12 July 2017
• By the late ’80s and ’90s, fajitas were ensconced in the wider pop culture.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers began Thursday night well-ensconced in last place.
  — Gil Lebreton, star-telegram.com, 11 May 2017
• Their new house, ensconced in Tyvek wrap, is coming along; the family hopes to move in by the end of this year.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 25 July 2019
• Katharina tells no one else in the house; Hirsch spends the night, and most of the next day, safely ensconced inside the refuge.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2016
• And it's all ensconced in the natural beauty of the Sonoran Desert.
  — Leah Silverman, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
• The 32 teams are here, ensconced in state-of-the-art training facilities.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 14 June 2018
• Spa days aren’t complete without a cozy robe to ensconce yourself in, and this one from Riley will do the trick.
  — Courtney Thompson, CNN Underscored, 4 Nov. 2020
• While many embrace Al-Masih as a savior, those ensconced in power view him as a grave threat.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 30 Dec. 2019
• The summit is swarming with tourists and park rangers, and the telescopes are in a tight cluster, safely ensconced at the end of a private road.
  — Ilima Loomis, Science | AAAS, 1 Aug. 2017
• Alabama looks like the only sure bet at this point, the Crimson Tide ensconced at No. 1.
  — David Wharton, latimes.com, 29 Oct. 2017
• For now, her baby is happily ensconced in a year-round day care.
  — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 25 June 2019
• The driver is ensconced, pod-like, by a center console and door treatments that stand out in a silver trim.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2019
• The Alps came through the clubhouse door to a mild effusion of hollers and hellos from the handful of patrons already ensconced.
  — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
• The houses lining the road are white and proud and modern and ensconced behind tall gates; there are no pedestrians to be seen.
  — David Roth, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2020
• From start to finish, the condo sale took five weeks and they are happily ensconced in their new home in Hayward.
  — Kathleen Pender, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2018
• Just a few months ago, Rosenberg looked safely ensconced in the president’s chair.
  — Adrian Walker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2018
• Far away from Kabul and safely ensconced in Princeton, she was still haunted by the trauma of war.
  — Mary Ann Koruth, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2023
• Garbed in black tie, with a flower ensconced in the lapel of his tuxedo, Freeman was dressed to kill and played accordingly.
  — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
• The couple is now happily ensconced in the live-work building, tending to their arts projects and watching them grow.
  — Mary Colurso, AL.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• Trump, meanwhile, spent the evening ensconced at a reception with 300 of Mar-a-Lago's wealthy patrons.
  — Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN, 8 Dec. 2017
• Fico could still end up in a situation where he is ensconced in power as the hand behind the throne.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2018
• He can always be found ensconced in his alcove, not working.
  — Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2015
• This is perhaps why many retreats are nestled in grassy pastures and ensconced by leafy trees.
  — Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2017
• But don't worry -- the mice were safely ensconced in their own comfy little cages with bedding and food.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 24 Mar. 2020
• But for the administration as a whole, Bannon could be much more of a problem on the loose than ensconced in the middle of a Team of Rivals.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Aug. 2017
• Pugh, now firmly ensconced on the A-list with a role in the Marvel-verse, has been experimenting with her style, climbing the fashion ranks, and adding a bit of edge.
  — Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024