Definition of ENCOMPASS (original) (raw)

Recent Examples on the Web The worry is that our remembrance will whittle down Jones’s vast career—spanning sixty years and encompassing more than two hundred turns in the theatre, on film, and on television—to, as with Plutarch’s nightingale picked clean, vox et praeterea nihil: a voice and nothing more. —Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024 In the context of the exhibit, Delgado added, the natural world encompasses the full scope of the universe, both the known and unknown: Earth, other planets, moons, stars, galaxies and all potential life within. —Leslie Katz, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 Zone 4 encompasses part of the city's northwest side, while Zone 5 encompasses part of the near-southwest side. —Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024 The park encompasses nearly 20,000 acres as part of the Maricopa County Park System. —Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for encompass

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