surround

Example Sentences

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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died aged 84 on Tuesday morning surrounded by relatives, according to a statement released by his family.

From BBC

Aerial images broadcast by local media showed protesters filling a main square and several surrounding streets.

From Barron's

As this molten rock pushed upward, it fractured surrounding rock layers, triggering thousands of earthquakes and tremors.

From Science Daily

Jackson, who had battled the neurodegenerative condition progressive supranuclear palsy for more than a decade, died at home surrounded by family.

From Los Angeles Times

A football scholarship to the University of Illinois helped Jackson pursue his ambitions and escape his poor surroundings.

From BBC