engulfed; engulfing; engulfs
1
: to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island
2
: to take in (food) by or as if by flowing over and enclosing
Examples of engulf in a Sentence
The valley was engulfed in a thick fog.
high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community
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This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
As the town is engulfed by the haunt, there’s a recognition evident in Rhys’ reactions, as if the horrors Tom’s facing are simultaneously too ludicrous to accept and too familiar to reject.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
But when the official entourage arrived, the 67-year-old great-grandmother immediately engulfed the queen in a bear hug.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The driver fled before the vehicle was fully engulfed and was later found hiding behind a vehicle at a Porsche dealership.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
As the town is engulfed by the haunt, there’s a recognition evident in Rhys’ reactions, as if the horrors Tom’s facing are simultaneously too ludicrous to accept and too familiar to reject.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
But when the official entourage arrived, the 67-year-old great-grandmother immediately engulfed the queen in a bear hug.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The driver fled before the vehicle was fully engulfed and was later found hiding behind a vehicle at a Porsche dealership.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for engulf
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“Engulf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engulf. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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