encompass

Example Sentences

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It’s a challenge because this book is trying to encompass a universe, and so the writer has to make choices.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Macy’s plans to expand that group of 125 core stores where it is focusing turnaround investments to encompass 75 more sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

A program meant for a small number of incapacitated patients could easily start to encompass many more people whose primary problem is poverty.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

The decision also doesn’t encompass all of the administration’s tariffs and trade deals, merely the 25% levies against Canada and Mexico, as well as a 20% tariff against China, and a 10% global levy.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

But once you see them as a whole, once your eyes leave the individual and encompass the mass, a new quality comes into the picture.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright