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Surrounds is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Surrounds | Surrounding | Surrounded | Surroundings | Surround

Surrounds meaning

Things bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings.

Using Surrounds

  • The main meaning on this page is: Things bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings.
  • In the example corpus, surrounds often appears in combinations such as: that surrounds, surrounds the, and surrounds.

Context around Surrounds

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

now 1× surprisingly 1× rubble 1× completely 1× wire 1× hyperbole 1× fog 1× talk 1×

Often after:

apple 1× government 1× zion 1×

Sentence patterns with Surrounds

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and rubble surrounds so many 1× anything that surrounds me 1× buzz that surrounds the sport 1× concertina wire surrounds a deserted 1× controversy now surrounds these carbon 1× energy that surrounds all living 1× field that surrounds apple also 1× fog surrounds a trestle 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a great deal 1× a sea of 1× across the pacific 1× as a long 1× as senegal completely 1× but the metaphorical 1×

Common sentence endings:

27 in belfast 1× a literal sword 1× always captivated them 1× are shut closed 1× better job opportunities 1× carbon offset schemes 1×

Words around Surrounds

Just before it in the word index:

surroundings 750 surrounding 5.581 surrounded 2.691 surround 550 surrogates 93 surrogate 205

Just after it in the word index:

surry 229 surs 9 surselva 3 sursilvan 16 sursock 2 sursok 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

ambiguity 381 automaker 381 canadiens 381 chants 381 cheated 381 culminated 381

Corpus analysis for Surrounds

  • In this selection, "surrounds" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, now, surprisingly, rubble, apple, government and zion stand out and add context to how "surrounds" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and rubble surrounds so many and anything that surrounds me. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "surrounds" sits close to words such as ambiguity, automaker and canadiens, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with surrounds

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I know a lot of health talk surrounds Zion Williamson. (10 words)

I love the nostalgia that surrounds a day grand final. (10 words)

A great deal of controversy now surrounds these carbon-offset schemes. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

But what really stands out about the phone is the large secondary display at the back that also surrounds the camera lenses, plus the visibly gapless design when the two halves are shut closed. (34 words)

Across the Pacific in China, Super Typhoon Doksuri churned slowly across its northwest, inundating Beijing and Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital city, which experienced the heaviest rain in 140 years. (32 words)

Chain link fence and concertina wire surrounds a deserted guard tower within Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 21, 2016. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Across the Pacific in China, Super Typhoon Doksuri churned slowly across its northwest, inundating Beijing and Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital city, which experienced the heaviest rain in 140 years.

A great deal of controversy now surrounds these carbon-offset schemes.

And much of the tumult, not surprisingly, surrounds who is standing behind the game show’s iconic lectern.

As a long-term resident of the area and a regular user of the oval and surrounds, I can refute his claims to the occasional dog droppings.

A sea of concrete dust and rubble surrounds so many buildings.

As Senegal completely surrounds The Gambia, many job seekers opt to leave the country for better job opportunities.

But the metaphorical reality distortion field that surrounds Apple also happens to, at times, be true.

But what really stands out about the phone is the large secondary display at the back that also surrounds the camera lenses, plus the visibly gapless design when the two halves are shut closed.

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Chain link fence and concertina wire surrounds a deserted guard tower within Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 21, 2016.

Fast & Furious, Point Break's heart is in its main characters' bromance, not the spectacle that surrounds them.

First of all, while much media hyperbole surrounds Government shutdowns, much like the debt ceiling, there is a long history of shutdowns going back to the 70s.

Fog surrounds a trestle bridge on the Belfast Rail Trail on June 27, in Belfast.

Forcesabers are conduits for the dark side itself, and nothing fits the Sith better than channeling the worst parts of the life energy that surrounds all living beings into a literal sword.

Having met her husband and many of her friends through squash, the social buzz that surrounds the sport motivates Insley to volunteer time and time again.

He, and the others, bring clarity and connection to the front without distancing themselves from the pain and suffering that surrounds them all.

However, as inevitably explore her origins, the likelihood of over-explaining where she came from grows, and the veil of mystery and intrigue that surrounds her character will shrink in correlation.

However it’s the three acres of land that surrounds the property that has always captivated them.

I get inspiration from music, photography, nature, and anything that surrounds me.

I know a lot of health talk surrounds Zion Williamson.

I love the nostalgia that surrounds a day grand final.

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Common combinations with surrounds

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "surrounds" in a sentence?
An example: "Across the Pacific in China, Super Typhoon Doksuri churned slowly across its northwest, inundating Beijing and Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital city, which experienced the heaviest rain in 140 years." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "surrounds" from authentic English texts.
What does "surrounds" mean?
Surrounds means: Things bordering, adjacent to, or near something else; surroundings.
How many example sentences with "surrounds" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "surrounds", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.