How to use "engulf" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "engulf" in popular movie and book plots

  • The Weatherman demands $20 million or he will engulf New Metro in a tidal wave.  - Justice League of America (1997 film)
  • Seeing that she is unhappy, the King of Elfland uses a powerful magic to engulf the land of Erl.  - The King of Elfland's Daughter
  • The resulting fallout initially seems poised to engulf Melbourne but is ultimately dispersed by winds.  - The Mighty Atom (Thunderbirds)
  • He says if he doesn't find a successor, a giant flood will engulf the world, adding that that was the reason for the Noah's Ark story.  - Call Me Claus
  • He calls on his new master; flames engulf the village.  - Merry Mount (opera)
  • Water begins to engulf everywhere.  - Heroes of Annihilated Empires
  • KK attempts to engulf Anjali within his evil plans, while Ashok wages a one-man war against KK's gang.  - Ashok (film)
  • The curtain now rises on this drama of revenge that will engulf both our world and the land of the dead.  - Samurai Shodown! 2
  • She and Sean climb the ladder as Jason staggers to get them, but just as he is about to kill them, the sewers flood and engulf him.  - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
  • The Monoliths engulf Jupiter, causing nuclear fusion that transforms the planet into a small star.  - 2010 (film)
  • Allison explains the aliens will engulf the United States in two months.  - Evolution (2001 film)
  • Balkan's invocation fails, and he screams in pain as the flames engulf him.  - The Ninth Gate
  • As the field of instability threatens to engulf Nyssa's room, a door appears behind her and the Fifth Doctor tells her to go through it.  - Terminus (Doctor Who)
  • She calls on Cathy for help and Melanie pushes them into a parked car, blasting the horn as crows engulf the vehicle.  - The Birds (film)
  • The final game is timed to end when the flames engulf the castle where the event takes place, symbolically renewing the Empire by fire.  - The Player of Games
  • Flames then engulf the remains of the doomed assembly, save for Indy and Marion, and the pillar of fire rises into the sky.  - Raiders of the Lost Ark

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