Sentence examples for encircling him from inspiring English sources

The phrase "encircling him" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something surrounds or envelops a person, often in a metaphorical or literal sense.
Example: "The crowd was encircling him, making it difficult for him to escape."
Alternatives: "surrounding him" or "enveloping him."

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The female dancers joined together, encircling "him" in a kind of cage.

One musician broke free from the rest, his oversize tabla drum strapped over his shoulders, the crowd encircling him.

Quickly tossing it aside, she began to ensnare the seated Don José, encircling him from behind with her legs, eventually sprawling on the floor invitingly.

-- About an hour before the N.B.A. draft Thursday evening, Knicks Coach Mike D'Antoni settled into a chair and looked at the reporters encircling him.

I approached the group encircling him after his inspiringly boring talk fingering my business card, seriously considering offering my help to his incipient campaign, until at the last moment I came to my senses and remembered that I hate politics.

In recent days, though, he has been seen typing his thoughts on transition matters and other items on his BlackBerry, bypassing, at least temporarily, the bureaucracy that is quickly encircling him.

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Reporters encircled him.

His teammates followed and encircled him.

While they encircled him, he gestured to his left shoulder.

The youngsters in Louganis's evening group encircled him like seagulls around an abandoned picnic.

The Colin Firth of "A Single Man," likewise, rises above the atmosphere that encircles him.

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