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Meanings of engulfed in English

Swallowed.

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Usage of engulfed in English
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But the Ravens had already gone, and the sea engulfed the city.
Jacinto's Remnant
2
Her thoughts darkened with the planet below; night engulfed their only hope.
Genellan: planetfall
3
In minutes, the only home she'd ever known was engulfed in flames.
The black prism
4
And a sticky situation has engulfed another of Rafa's targets, Mark Gonzalez.
The Guardian
5
Fact-finding committees are a common strategy employed by multinationals engulfed in scandal.
Reuters
6
A fire, which engulfed the storage building, has been brought under control.
Radio NZ
7
As recently as Monday, another storm of controversy has engulfed the centre.
The South African
8
Earth was likely gone, engulfed within the wider radius of the sun.
Seven Wonders of a Once and Future World & Other Stories
9
The hapless laborer was now engulfed to his neck in the quicksand.
The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-kil...
10
The firestorm over Sterling's comments has quickly engulfed the National Basketball Association.
Ebony
11
Watch: Cubana Restaurant in engulfed in flames The story is still developing.
The South African
12
Those in the house speak of an overwhelming sadness that engulfed it.
The Guardian
13
For a split second I'm gasping, completely engulfed in the strange flames.
Catching Fire
14
As subsequent market turmoil engulfed all markets, auto ABS widened around 15bp.
Reuters
15
No one expected that the city would be engulfed in war again.
The Guardian
16
Perhaps unsurprisingly it was immediately engulfed in chaos following Benazir Bhutto's assassination.
The Guardian
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Ireland
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Australia
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