engulf

Example Sentences

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Unlike some immune cells, macrophages can directly engulf cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

Winter Storm Fern is forecast to engulf an area stretching from Texas and the Great Plains region to the mid-Atlantic and northeastern states.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

At a time when absolutist regimes ruled most of the globe and threatened to engulf the rest, “Common Sense” called for popular governments with frequent elections to assure “their fidelity to the Public will.”

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

The fire quickly spread to engulf seven high-rise towers and took more than 24 hours to get under control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Nine steps down and she’s on the sand and the twenty thousand sounds of the ocean engulf her.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr