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Examples of encircle in a Sentence
A crowd of reporters encircled the mayor.
communication satellites encircling the earth
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Particularly when current players and alumni encircled the pitcher’s mound for a shared Heat cheer.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Like any ring encircling other planets in the solar system, Jupiter’s is a glorified debris field.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Like any ring encircling other planets in the solar system, Jupiter’s is a glorified debris field.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2024
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“Encircle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encircle. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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encircle
verb
en·cir·cle
in-ˈsər-kəl 
1
: to form a circle around : surround
2
: to go completely around
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