SURROUND in a Sentence
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269 example sentences for SURROUND, such as:
1. They surrounded the yard with a palisade.
2. They were immediately surrounded by the mob.
3. Emulously they surround Latinus' royal house.
4. The original builders surrounded the city by a wall.
5. The castle is on an island surrounded by a deep lake.
2. They were immediately surrounded by the mob.
3. Emulously they surround Latinus' royal house.
4. The original builders surrounded the city by a wall.
5. The castle is on an island surrounded by a deep lake.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SURROUND
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surround
n. the area in which something exists or lives
v. surround with a wall in order to fortify
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Emulously they surround Latinus' royal house.
2 But at last his citizens, outwearied by his mad excesses, surround him and his house in arms, cut down his comrades, and hurl fire on his roof.
3 Here speaking ended: thereon Jupiter rises from his golden throne, and the heavenly people surround and escort him to the doorway.
4 Trial is open of what live valour can do; nor indeed is our foe far to seek; on all sides they surround our walls.
5 I have read with ardour the accounts of the various voyages which have been made in the prospect of arriving at the North Pacific Ocean through the seas which surround the pole.
6 The republican institutions of our country have produced simpler and happier manners than those which prevail in the great monarchies that surround it.
7 It was evening when I arrived, and I retired to a hiding-place among the fields that surround it to meditate in what manner I should apply to you.
8 Parallel meridians rudely pecked into the glass, surround these footpads' goblets.
9 surround it, and in artificial accessories, it is inferior.
10 The next morning, he determined to say nothing, as yet; to assemble a party, from some neighboring plantations, with dogs and guns; to surround the swamp, and go about the hunt systematically.
11 Ratonneau and Pomegue are the nearest islands of all those that surround the Chateau d'If, but Ratonneau and Pomegue are inhabited, as is also the islet of Daume.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context Highlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
Context Highlight In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
12 As the distance increased between the travellers and Paris, almost superhuman serenity appeared to surround the count; he might have been taken for an exile about to revisit his native land.
13 Her persevering and patient love seemed completely to surround the countess every moment, not explaining or consoling, but recalling her to life.
14 One of his suite beckoned to the soldiers carrying the standards to advance and surround the commander-in-chief with them.
15 Apart from the law he seems a kindly, good-natured person, and I only mention him because you were particular that I should send some description of the people who surround us.
Example Sentence: (59 in 4 pages)
1 Secret brotherhoods surround themselves with arcane rituals and trappings to mystify outsiders.
2 The accumulation of centuries of winters, glazed in Alpine heights above heights, surround the pole, and concentre the multiplied rigours of extreme cold.
3 They surrounded the yard with a palisade.
4 Our army completely surrounded and corked up the enemy stronghold.
5 The castle is on an island surrounded by a deep lake.
6 In the sun, in the most gorgeous die surrounded by next die,but be elated Mi open to the mandala.
7 He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists.
8 Will found himself immediately surrounded by screaming fans.
9 They were immediately surrounded by the mob.
10 Maybe you had visions of being surrounded by happy, smiling children.
11 We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of nature.
12 The original builders surrounded the city by a wall.
13 The usual hoopla surrounded the arrival of the pop star.
14 The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by stables.
15 The babysitter is surrounded by a crowd of unmanageable brats who relentlessly beleaguer her.