Encircled

Examples

• There was something to the English peculiarly attractive in the idea of this wave-encircled, island-enthroned city. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Then he unfolded his arms, and held her encircled in one for an instant: 'You do well! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Unquestionably the doctrine-driven men who made the economics of the last century had much to do with the halo which encircled the smutted head of industrialism. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• His right arm encircled the lion's neck, while the left hand plunged the knife time and again into the unprotected side behind the left shoulder. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• Green lawns with flower-beds are before the terrace, and the whole is encircled by the park. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• As Cassy expected, when quite near the verge of the swamps that encircled the plantation, they heard a voice calling to them to stop. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• My arm, as I sat, encircled her waist. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The stout gentleman half rose from his chair and gave a bob of greeting, with a quick little questioning glance from his small fat-encircled eyes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• His arm was passed beneath Terkoz's arm from behind and his hand and forearm encircled the back of Terkoz's neck. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• There can, I think, be no doubt that this battered and shapeless diadem once encircled the brows of the royal Stuarts. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• When they came, he encircled Ada with one arm in his fatherly way and addressed himself to Richard with a cheerful gravity. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• The eaves projected nearly twenty feet from the wall to which I clung, and though I encircled the great building I could find no opening through them. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Yes, as plain as I saw it: and, perhaps, for the first time, he saw also the brand-mark with which its pressure has encircled your arm. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Martin's body was not among them, and it doubtless lay in a sailor's grave nigh the island, encircled by sand, seaweed, and many-colored shells. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Soon, Madame Defarge's hands ceased to strike, and felt at her encircled waist. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• Not for many years I hope and trust, answered Justinian, casting a look round at the now sunny sides of the mountain, which encircled them like a cup. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Around was spread a plain, encircled by the chestnut-covered Appennines. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The pond itself is full of gold and silver fish, and is encircled by a broad belt of the softest turf I ever walked on. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• My guide drew aside one of the tapestries, disclosing a passage which encircled the room, between the hangings and the walls of the chamber. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• There was no stairway, but a gentle incline to the first floor of the building opened into an enormous chamber encircled by galleries. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• The unreasonable nimbus of romance with which she had encircled that man might be her misery. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.

Edited by ELLA