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The phrase 'were quickly surrounded' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a group of people or objects that have been quickly surrounded by something else. For example: The hikers were quickly surrounded by the thick fog as they made their way up the mountain.
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They were quickly surrounded by curious tribe members.
At Berlin's main train station, two suitcases left by an entrance were quickly surrounded by heavily armed police officers.
A few of the better-known names stayed on the field for interviews and were quickly surrounded by reporters.
When a few protesters demanded that China stop repatriating North Korean refugees, they were quickly surrounded by jeering Chinese.
Cameras were soon flashing and the couple were quickly surrounded by a crowd that included Mr. Kusnetz's father, who had been hiding beneath a ski cap.
Shariff Spencer, 28, a friend of Mr. Alvarez's, said that Mr. Soto and Mr. Alvarez had been atop a car, then tumbled to the ground and were quickly surrounded by officers.
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They are quickly surrounded.
He was quickly surrounded by young men.
He was quickly surrounded by reporters.
He was quickly surrounded by the police and wounded, evidently in a shootout.
'And they wanted the campus to be isolated so it could be quickly surrounded.
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