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

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

  • At the same time, police surround the building.  - Catty Cornered
  • Bugs then dives into a fox hole as artillery shells surround the foxhole.  - Rebel Rabbit
  • They spend much of their time exploring the woods and rivers that surround their farm.  - Caddie Woodlawn
  • The protesters surround the car and force Baby Kochamma to wave a red flag and chant a Communist slogan, thus humiliating her.  - The God of Small Things
  • And how were they able to pinpoint the location of the Far Star and surround it so promptly after Parma boarded the ship.  - Foundation (Isaac Asimov novel)
  • In response, the British authorities surround the Burgundian territory with barbed wire.  - Passport to Pimlico
  • While he is walking a short distance away, Sailor encounters a gang who surround him.  - Wild at Heart (film)
  • But when the two of them get outside the church to face Wallace, Natives from all around surround the gang.  - Shanghai Noon
  • It is Nell's birthday, and friends surround her.  - Nell (film)
  • Then the telephone rings; Hyde is told that police and soldiers surround the house.  - The League of Gentlemen (film)
  • " regroups with Christine, who calls for the execution of a "Plan B", to surround the Erasmus Bridge and corner Morgan.  - Who Am I? (1998 film)
  • A group of men, led by Cigar Face, surround Melvin with guns.  - The Toxic Avenger (film)
  • As dozens of Bolivian soldiers surround the area, Butch suggests the duo's next destination should be Australia.  - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • The group is then shot by Federation guards, who surround Avon in the final scene.  - Blake's 7
  • When the police begin to surround Terminal City Max convinces the other transgenics to stand their ground rather than run.  - Dark Angel (TV series)
  • Swarms of vampires, led by Neville's neighbor, Ben Cortman, regularly surround his house, trying to find ways to get inside.  - I Am Legend (novel)

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