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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
engulf .
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Examples
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Galifianakis 'piercing eyes, from the mass of hair that engulfs his head in Ewok-like splendor, read life like a laser, and ache at his sadness, or surrender to its immensity.
Brian Ross: HuffPo Movie Review: It's Kind of a Funny Story (Really Is) Brian Ross 2010
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Galifianakis 'piercing eyes, from the mass of hair that engulfs his head in Ewok-like splendor, read life like a laser, and ache at his sadness, or surrender to its immensity.
Brian Ross: HuffPo Movie Review: It's Kind of a Funny Story (Really Is) Brian Ross 2010
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The result is a crisis of confidence that engulfs them and saps their motivation and energy to continue to fight against an adversary that seems too big and too strong.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The result is a crisis of confidence that engulfs them and saps their motivation and energy to continue to fight against an adversary that seems too big and too strong.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The result is a crisis of confidence that engulfs them and saps their motivation and energy to continue to fight against an adversary that seems too big and too strong.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The Inquirer cited Edison High School, one of the city's 19 "persistently dangerous schools," where a cellphone camera documented the "explosive violence that all too often engulfs Philadelphia public schools, traumatizing students and teachers and stifling learning."
John Thompson: Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan John Thompson 2011
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The result is a crisis of confidence that engulfs them and saps their motivation and energy to continue to fight against an adversary that seems too big and too strong.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The result is a crisis of confidence that engulfs them and saps their motivation and energy to continue to fight against an adversary that seems too big and too strong.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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The Inquirer cited Edison High School, one of the city's 19 "persistently dangerous schools," where a cellphone camera documented the "explosive violence that all too often engulfs Philadelphia public schools, traumatizing students and teachers and stifling learning."
John Thompson: Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan John Thompson 2011
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The result is a crisis of confidence that engulfs them and saps their motivation and energy to continue to fight against an adversary that seems too big and too strong.
Dr. Jim Taylor: The Psychic Toll of the Great Recession Dr. Jim Taylor 2010
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