encircle

• AEtat 29 But what first displayed his transcendent powers, and 'gave the world assurance of the MAN[1],' was his London, a Poem, in Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal : which came out in May this year, and burst forth with a splendour, the rays of which will for ever encircle his name. —  Life Of Johnson, Vol. 1
• “You believe he will dare to attack Or encircle,” the mystic replied. —  IMMORTALIS
• The tract of land which the two streams encircle is called Jinbala, and is inhabited by Negroes; and the whole distance, by land, from Jenne to Tombuctoo, is twelve days journey. —  Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa
• They took further measurements over a 24 hour period and two men trekked 4.3 miles (7 km) to "encircle" the pole area. —  Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth
• After the wall is completed, the village will be cut off from 40 per cent of its remaining farmland, effectively annexing it to half a dozen large Jewish settlements that encircle Nilin. —  Pacific Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times - Progressive opinion, dissident news

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