- present tense form of encompass (3rd person singular).
encompasses
Example Sentences
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The authenticity of the production encompasses the music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The actor paid a reported $15 million for the property, which encompasses a staggering 5,400 acres and has been described as one of the world’s largest privately owned islands.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Evolving over more than a century, the church encompasses a jumble of styles and ideas, indebted to the region’s distinctive take on Art Nouveau but not constrained by it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Archosaurs, in turn, are the lineage that encompasses two of the best-known groups of terrestrial vertebrates: crocodiles and dinosaurs, including birds.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
It completely encompasses the distant tree, making it glow a hot blue-white and causing the surrounding air to crackle with electricity.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
