Sentence examples for had been surrounded by from inspiring English sources

She had been surrounded by family and friends.

We had been surrounded by people, clutching sheets of paper.

Qusayr had been surrounded by rich farmland, and had a surprising number of shops.

The city had been surrounded by brick ramparts, with a monumental gate and several square towers.

Within seconds, Li's brown Honda SUV had been surrounded by police.

At one point one member of the crew had been surrounded by wolves while unarmed.

Mr. Sahhaf said American forces had been surrounded by Iraqi troops and slaughtered.

Originally, the upper reservoir had been surrounded by a low iron fence like the one in place now.

Advocates supporting the mission said the vessel had been surrounded by warships, and they called the boarding an "assault".

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Noel owns 40 acres that had been surrounded by the monument but now lies outside its boundaries.