How to Use enclose in a Sentence

enclose

verb
  • Enclose the fish in foil and bake.
  • She enclosed a photo with the card.
  • The pie's flaky crust encloses a fruit filling.
  • Enclosed with this letter are the tickets you ordered.
  • Please enclose a check with your application.
  • The mowers are set up in pens that enclose an area that will be mowed.
    — al, 4 Oct. 2022
  • It's accessed through the porch, which is enclosed with screens.
    — New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Riders are enclosed in cars that look like speed boats and speed around the track.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Bring sides of foil up and over loaf, then fold and crimp edges to fully enclose.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Fold ends to enclose filling and roll up phyllo to make a straw.
    — House Beautiful, 8 Nov. 2012
  • Tie the bag so that the roots and soil are entirely enclosed.
    — Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 2 Jan. 2025
  • It can then be enclosed behind a wall of opaque curtains in a warm red.
    — María Noval-Quílez, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Cover custard cup with foil or bring foil up around bulb to enclose.
    — Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
  • The two icons are enclosed by an oval that shows that they are related.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Enclose a run and the birds will frolic and bathe themselves in dust.
    — Michael Tortorello, WSJ, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The bullpen benches are now enclosed so they can be heated or cooled.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • That building will be enclosed.
    — Kirk Kern, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Compost bins should be enclosed.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The original porte-cochere was enclosed and a stone floor was laid.
    — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Stock image of indoor hot tub enclosed by screens.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Those steel rims are wrapped into the edge of the aluminum and crimped to enclose.
    — New York Times, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Fold the dough up and around, pinching the dough tightly to enclose the cheese.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2021
  • Adding to its appeal, the kitchen opens to the glass enclosed sunroom.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Start with the furnishings, but if all else fails, enclose the kitchen.
    — Washington Post, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Make sure the catio is fully enclosed so cats cannot get out and predators cannot get in.
    — oregonlive.com, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Roll the chicken around the pepper to enclose.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Thompson brushes the face, seen close up and enclosed by white, in patchy stabs of red.
    — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 10 June 2019
  • None of the spring training ballparks are enclosed.
    — David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Padel is played on a court about a third the size of a tennis court and is enclosed by glass and mesh walls.
    — Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • While this may seem extreme, enclosing your porch is a fail-proof way to keep birds out of it.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026

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