- present tense form of encircle (3rd person singular).
encircles
Example Sentences
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Since 2019, it has expanded its attacks from northern Burkina Faso and now encircles Ouagadougou, threatening links with neighbouring Ivory Coast, Togo and Mali.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
This framing device encircles just one remarkable chapter of the wild and colorful life of Miller, who lived so much both before and after the war.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024
This weekend's works led to the first planned daytime closure of the M25 - which encircles London - since it opened in 1986.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024
The researchers also showed that by changing the type of polymer that encircles a nanotube, they could engineer new types of semiconducting nanotubes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024
Finnick shoots Johanna an angry look as his arm encircles Annie.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
