Usage examples for engulf
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There,
for
the
first
time,
I
saw
a
steam-
ferry,
and,
to
say
the
truth,
I
do
not
understand
well
how
horses
and
waggons
could
have
been
transported
over
before
the
existence
of
steamboats,
as,
in
that
particular
spot,
the
mighty
stream
rolls
its
muddy
waters
with
an
incredible
velocity,
forming
whirlpools,
which
seem
strong
enough
to
engulf
anything
that
may
come
into
them.
– Monsieur Violet by Frederick Marryat
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The
sands
are
fast
encroaching
upon
them,
and
threaten
soon
to
engulf
them,
unless
man
shall
resort
to
artesian
wells
and
plantations,
or
to
some
other
efficient
means
of
checking
the
advance
of
this
formidable
enemy,
in
time
to
save
these
islands
of
the
waste
from
final
destruction.
– The Earth as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
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As
it
is,
we
all
tread
on
quicksands
of
mystery,
that
may
open
and
engulf
us
at
any
instant.
– The Life Radiant by Lilian Whiting