"They practically surrounded us, Dirk.
Incorporated in 1891, the one-square-mile Larchmont Village is practically surrounded by the Town of Mamaroneck.
"I thought it was the best choice, since it was secluded and practically surrounded by trees," Mr. Bowser said.
They also claimed that they have practically surrounded Nanking and most of it will be occupied after another "final push" due to begin at dawn.
New Orleans is often described as a disaster waiting to happen -- it is mostly below sea level, practically surrounded by water, artificially kept dry by pumps and levees, rapidly losing its natural storm protection.
"We're an island practically surrounded by jungle here, and nobody who is involved in the fighting, not the guerrillas and not the paramilitaries, wants to get caught in that kind of a bottleneck".
At the grand finale, near the Garganta do Diabo, or Devil's Throat, the walkway extends over a briefly calm section of water until you're practically surrounded by falls – to one side, dropping down from above and to the other, dropping off into an abyss below.
Britain is practically surrounded by water.
One of its products, HoloVizio, displays 3-D images that "practically surround" users, says Peter Kovacs, the firm's software chief.
The Brazilians considered deporting Biggs and London contacted practically every surrounding Latin American country "to put a net around Biggs when and if he left Brazil" because he "is a slippery customer with many criminal friends".
In the decade after that night I spent dancing in the street, practically everything surrounding Elliott Street either changed, or will soon except the bar itself.
