encase
Example Sentences
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Moviegoers streamed past us and clotted the sidewalk, studying the posters encased in glass.
From Literature
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The countdown hit one, and the air whooshed from my lungs as a sudden intense pressure encased my body.
From Literature
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He stood on the concrete channel encasing the San Gabriel River, shortly before donning waders to help send Porkchop off.
From Los Angeles Times
The operation's name - "matryoshkas" are Russian nesting dolls - mirrors its method, which encases an original false claim in layers of ambient re-posts from old or hacked social media accounts.
From BBC
The carriage was also encased in light netting.
From Literature
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