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Example sentences for "being surrounded"

  • Henry immediately believed that this force was that expected hourly under the Duke of Brittany; and fearful of being surrounded, he immediately gave orders to kill all the prisoners, lest they should turn against them.

  • Count Brown, finding himself in danger of being surrounded, thought proper to secure his retreat, which he effected with great art and gallantry, carrying off a prodigious booty.

  • The design of the monument is not at all graceful, and, being surrounded by tall trees, it has a very "dumpy" appearance.

  • Finding himself in danger of being surrounded, Holcomb put spurs to his horse and retreated to Danbury.

  • The front of the centre was now almost crushed, and the reserve, being surrounded, was attacked on the rear, when the Romans perceived their troops in another quarter flying, and heard shouts of dismay almost close to their camp.

  • When Eudamus, who commanded in the rear, perceived that the Romans could not form an equal front, but were just on the point of being surrounded, he pushed up his ships.

  • It was time: the curia was on the point of being surrounded by a detachment of troops, which were already approaching.

  • At this intelligence, he, who believed that the enemy would not dare to wait him, becomes confused, and hastily forms his troops in array of battle on a long front, for fear of being surrounded.

  • At last, after those about him had fled, he kept his ground, and, being surrounded by a great number, he fought till he was cut down.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "being surrounded" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    being always; being bound; being come; being considered; being contrary; being dead; being destitute; being disturbed; being gone; being justified; being many; being minded; being rather; being saved; being sent; being still; being summoned; being suspended; being then; being useful; being willing; full armor; general reasoning; leave him; long march; various modes