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Meanings of engulfed in English

Swallowed.

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Examples for "swallowed"
1
Green swallowed the pills and within minutes she said she felt better.
The Guardian
2
People should seek emergency medical attention immediately if anyone swallowed toxic algae.
Radio NZ
3
He set off again, and soon that great dreaming land swallowed him.
The talisman
4
Moira was visible in the near distance; the wattles had swallowed Cumshaw.
The Lost Valley
5
Temporarily the prairie breeze was lost; swallowed up in the greater movement.
Where the Trail Divides
1
Again the dragon came forth; again it enveloped its foeman in flames.
National Epics
2
The June dark enveloped them in the warm caress of the night.
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
3
A terrible fire of musketry enveloped the combatants in fire and smoke.
The Bark Covered House / Or, Back In the Woods Again; Being a Gr...
4
Yet Britain is instinctively collectivist, enveloped in prejudice, religion, taboo and prohibition.
The Guardian
5
Even where some food is available, a plague has enveloped the land.
The Irish Times
Usage of engulfed in English
1
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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South Africa
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Ireland
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Australia
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