Used in a Sentence

encircled

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for encircled.

Editorial note

The issue is more one of the commons being enclosed and encircled by corporate interests, and then branded and commodified.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

enclosed within a circle

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of encircled gathered in one view.

adjective

enclosed within a circle

adjective

adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms

adjective

confined on all sides

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for encircled.

Example sentences

1

The issue is more one of the commons being enclosed and encircled by corporate interests, and then branded and commodified.

2

Russia eventually encircled them with artillery and pounded them until they gave up and brokered a deal.

3

Missoula is actually relatively temperate compared to the surrounding area — it's encircled by mountains, which helps quite a bit.

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The Canadian forces were encircled, and several times called down artillery on their own positions to clear the assaulting Chinese troops.

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Also now that the Theresienwiese have been encircled by a fence during Octoberfest the numbers of drunk people has fallen dramatically.

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He was delivering a portable toilet to the tent camp encircled by riot police.

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Why not other ways to rapid-broadcast invalidity in censorship-proof ways, so that a browser encircled by an enemy can quickly figure out something's wrong?

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If design is language, the new Apple HQ's architecture speaks of an encircled army camp, bulwarked against any possible engagement with the world around it.

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Sacrificing India to bring Russia to the negotiating table and to signal to China that it is not being encircled is a low-risk high-reward play.

10

Weren't they forced to retreat by the german army who encircled it and chose to starve out the population rather than directly attack the city?

11

Not exactly what you're asking for, but when you select a song or hover over the name, there's an encircled right arrow after the song name.

12

Moscow would be encircled right now if that was true.

Quote examples

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) - or the "supply an encircled city with millions of inhabitants via a 30 mile boat trip across a lake straight into enemy territory" bit?

2

In another, he glances upward, encircled by the words “What Would Drizz Do?” One video, a compilation of scenes from the movie “The Dark Knight Rises,” portrays Mr.

3

I could have just bought a new car and had half this stuff warrantied, would have been paid off sooner at lower interest rate, and would have been much cheaper to replace had the badge been a large encircled "T" instead of a large encircled "L".

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The reunification of our motherland, a trend of the times, is unstoppable!" I support an independent Taiwan, and given China's recent military exercises that encircled Taiwan, everyone's right to be cagey, but the speech itself doesn't focus on Taiwan, nor does it seem to escalate China's rhetoric.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use encircled in a sentence?

The issue is more one of the commons being enclosed and encircled by corporate interests, and then branded and commodified.

What does encircled mean?

enclosed within a circle

What part of speech is encircled?

encircled is commonly used as adjective.