How to Use encompass in a Sentence

encompass

verb
  • The district encompasses most of the downtown area.
  • So a film is not long enough to encompass all of that.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The mom of two donned a look that encompassed all of the above.
    — Jennifer Ford, Essence, 12 Aug. 2019
  • What kind of sounds and styles does your music encompass?
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • So why does the season encompass those six months?
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
  • Moc-toe boots encompass a wide range of footwear that share this one feature.
    — Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The agreement will encompass six new series over the next two years.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Dec. 2021
  • But that doesn't fully encompass what the series—and book—is about.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2023
  • That’s an all-encompassing statement, one that throws a wide net.
    — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 10 Feb. 2018
  • The third encompasses the leather project in Uruguay.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 30 Sep. 2025
  • These zones encompass the southwestern side of the fire.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Boundaries of the new city would encompass much of South Forsyth.
    — Mark Woolsey, ajc, 20 Feb. 2018
  • In practice, bus rapid transit has come to encompass a range of services.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
  • Just two simple words that somehow encompass an idea so big, most of us have no idea how to wrap our heads around it.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Yet these do not encompass the most depressing finding of the study.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2018
  • While the all-encompassing dust might blot out the sun, that swirling dust also absorbs heat.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 June 2018
  • That’s why our cultural diet needs to encompass more than one genre.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
  • What does the book encompass that doesn’t appear in this narrative?
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Your business encompasses more than your art.
    — Kelsey Schagemann, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026
  • That means the pain has widened beyond tech and high-growth stocks to encompass more of Wall Street.
    — Arkansas Online, 21 May 2022
  • That means the pain has widened beyond tech and high-growth stocks to encompass more of Wall Street.
    — Damian J. Troise and Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2022
  • And there’s the fact that a single odor can encompass so many disparate elements.
    — Lidija Haas, Harper's Magazine, 23 June 2020
  • These animals need a lot of space—their home range can encompass up to 600 square miles.
    — Fox News, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The deal doesn’t encompass any future recordings from White.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Plus, all the shots of the majesty of the natural world that encompasses Hawaii don’t hurt!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 3 May 2025
  • Walk from the entry hall to the back of the home and you will be greeted by a large room that encompasses about half of the first floor.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Iverson’s story encompasses far more than just what happened on the court, though.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, the changes go beyond questions of medium to encompass even the tone of movies at the festival.
    — Steven Zeitchik, chicagotribune.com, 28 May 2017
  • The library encompasses a wide range of genres.
    — PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The estate encompasses nine bedrooms and miles of pastures and trails.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2026

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