Encircling is an English word with synonyms like skirting or peripheral. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Encircling meaning
enclosing, skirting
Synonyms of Encircling
Using Encircling
- The main meaning on this page is: enclosing, skirting
- Useful related words include: skirting, peripheral.
- In the example corpus, encircling often appears in combinations such as: encircling the, the encircling, of encircling.
Context around Encircling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Encircling
- In this selection, "encircling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, involve, gate, stream, summary, hazardous and israel stand out and add context to how "encircling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 60 photographers encircling one stag and an all encircling summary of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "encircling" sits close to words such as aapl, abattoir and adjei, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with encircling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shame!” the rioters screamed into his ear, encircling him. (9 words)
They grow by consuming the gas encircling them, otherwise known as an accretion disk. (14 words)
A gracious porch encircling the house seems to levitate, anchored by oversized rocking chairs. (14 words)
So, despite masking her gray-coat-and-red-dress fit with a light-blue baseball cap, a pair of shades, and a backpack, Ellison was recognized immediately by the hungry media crews who’ve been encircling the Southern District of New York court all month. (45 words)
Along with Natalie, Lana had come to feel the sheer joy of being a glorious clotheshorse out and about: trying this on and that, stepping through doors exhilarated by a drape of sumptuous fabric caressing her shoulders, encircling her hips. (40 words)
A multi-purpose football and soccer field, a splash pad with a picnic shelter area, a walking track encircling the facility, an indoor basketball court with four classrooms and restrooms and a parking lot are part of the revitalization plan. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
An assessment of the impacts of government plans on the market procedures is likewise added to offer an all encircling summary of the Systemic Scleroderma Treatment market’s upcoming perspective.
Indrek Sirp, special advisor for defense industry development at the ministry, told AK that the proposed production plant would involve encircling hazardous areas, given explosive materials would be handled.
Jericho is the first town that Joshua and the Jewish people conquered in Israel after encircling it seven times.
Meanwhile, Russia has continued its offensive operations near Bakhmut, a symbolically important city, but has not yet succeeded in encircling the city.
Mounds of blue fescue, like small clouds, are planted inside the gate, encircling the mossy platform that the statue rests upon.
So, despite masking her gray-coat-and-red-dress fit with a light-blue baseball cap, a pair of shades, and a backpack, Ellison was recognized immediately by the hungry media crews who’ve been encircling the Southern District of New York court all month.
A Houthi source later confirmed the talks, saying the sides discussed “expanding confrontations and encircling” Israel during the meeting in Lebanon.
It’s typically contained to the Arctic, thanks to the jet stream encircling it, which acts as a sort of fence.
Shame!” the rioters screamed into his ear, encircling him.
He jumped the wall, dashed across forty meters of open ground, evaded the encircling SS troops in the woods and eventually linked up with American soldiers of the 142nd Regimental Combat Team.
On May 12 Hotel Rajkamal and the areas encircling the hotel have been declared as containment zone until further orders by the district administration to prevent the further spread of the disease in the said area.
They grow by consuming the gas encircling them, otherwise known as an accretion disk.
We don’t ban tubs or pools, but many jurisdictions make pool owners build encircling fences with self-locking doors.
When someone shared of Nakken breaking down a brick wall encircling a baseball field, it quickly became the group’s photo on WhatsApp.
A gracious porch encircling the house seems to levitate, anchored by oversized rocking chairs.
Along with Natalie, Lana had come to feel the sheer joy of being a glorious clotheshorse out and about: trying this on and that, stepping through doors exhilarated by a drape of sumptuous fabric caressing her shoulders, encircling her hips.
A multi-purpose football and soccer field, a splash pad with a picnic shelter area, a walking track encircling the facility, an indoor basketball court with four classrooms and restrooms and a parking lot are part of the revitalization plan.
The henge survives as a huge circular bank and ditch, encircling an area that includes part of Avebury village.
Their mother, Najah Abu Sha’ala, was fearful of the tanks encircling the camp, as any mother would be.
Visitors have been warned to stay at lest 50 yards away from the animals as Adam Curtis, park manager for Richmond Park, has warned about a group of 60 photographers encircling one stag.
Common combinations with encircling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- encircling the 18×
- the encircling 4×
- of encircling 4×
- encircling it 3×
- and encircling 2×
- areas encircling 2×
- encircling an 2×