The word "surrounded" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which something or someone is surrounded by a set of other things or people. For example, "We were surrounded by a large crowd of people."
The generation who grew up surrounded by acknowledgements that they had dignity, bravery and the capacity for greatness were, unsurprisingly, nifty voters - the first chance they got, they elected a government which promised to reward their sacrifices with a welfare state.
After all, Johnson was surrounded by Kennedy's advisers and always insisted he was merely continuing Kennedy policy.
Collins said a picture was emerging of Savile as a risk-taker and an opportunist who surrounded himself with dubious characters.
This approach continued unabated on Question Time, with the two main party leaders – and, adorably, Nick Clegg – kept as far apart as possible; each appearing in their own hermetic little 28-minute capsule, surrounded by an audience whipped into a state of apoplexy by its own self-righteousness.
By the 1860s, garden cemeteries surrounded the metropolis on all sides, both commercial and parochial.
Cruz starts to laugh, and explains how she once told DiConcetto about a dream she had in which the pair of them were on safari, surrounded by wild animals.
At the other end of the pitch, star striker Amad Al-Hosni has troubled Australia in the past and is increasingly surrounded by younger team-mates as Le Guen, who is approaching an impressive three year anniversary in the job, has used his joint role as Olympic coach to smoothen the transition from youth teams to senior side.
But standing here, surrounded by this vast, incredible landscape, the sheer force of its existence slaps you in the face.
Mongoose Apartments are hidden in greenery just three minutes from the sand, with six one-bedroom apartments in a block surrounded by palms, each with kitchen and balcony.
Today, the fort is surrounded by a zoo, and the moat is a spot for boating and zorbing.
I'm a Chilham man myself; there's no more peaceful spot in the nation than this hilltop village's square, birdsong tooting, surrounded by black-and-white cottages, orchards and oasts.
