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Example sentences for "enfold"

Lexicographically close words:
enfiladed; enfilading; enfin; enflame; enflamed; enfolded; enfolding; enfolds; enforce; enforceable
  1. May God enfold him in the waters of His mercy, cause His forgiveness to rain down upon him, and bestow on him the wonders of abounding grace.

  2. May the Lord enfold him there with His bounty and compassion, and clothe him in the garment of forgiveness.

  3. One would think it the work of man’s hand, so smoothly does its circuit enfold the shore, slight and yet firm all the way.

  4. There she holds him suspended; her arms enfold the helmet of the god and clasp his whole body in a lifelike embrace.

  5. And presently at the Ipsis Domine, when supplication is made by priests and people for the departed, she prayed for the soul of the Denier--that the Divine Mercy might reach and enfold him, and lead him yet into the Way of Peace.

  6. As his arms swept out to enfold her she knew that she had conquered.

  7. Never again shall I see him approaching, Hear his clear voice ring over the lea; Never again shall his strong arm enfold me, Never again, ah, woe is me!

  8. Dear earth enfold him in your restful arms And guard him well, though past are all alarms; E'en though, while now at rest he calmly sleeps, The nation weeps!

  9. A Peace that shall beneath its wings Enfold the brightest, best of things!

  10. So once I vowed, that should I ever see Or hear his safe return, I would enfold His glorious person in this robe, and show To all the Gods in doing sacrifice Him a fresh worshipper in fresh array.

  11. But now mine arms enfold My child, and lo!

  12. One supremely beautiful figure, in dazzling raiment, came forth to enfold the dying woman in her arms.

  13. He rose to his feet and for the moment was tempted by an uncontrollable desire to enfold her in his arms.

  14. He stretched forth his arms to enfold her in an embrace.

  15. Thou art gone to the grave; we no longer behold thee, Nor tread the rough paths of the world by thy side: But the wide arms of mercy are spread to enfold thee, And sinners may hope, since the Saviour hath died.

  16. Like the spices that enfold Him we love in rich perfume, May our thoughts embalm him here, While he slumbers in the tomb.

  17. O son of Erebus and Night; All sense of hearing and of sight Enfold in the serene delight And quietude of sleep!

  18. She would have felt for him still more tenderly if it were permitted to a woman's heart to enfold two men at a time.

  19. It was all the man could do to restrain the frightened horse, and when he again looked to where he had seen the bushes part to enfold a brightly-hued fleeing creature, they had folded their branches as meekly as if they had nothing to conceal.

  20. Ay me, how many perils do enfold Ay me > Ah me!

  21. AY me, how many perils doe enfold 2 The righteous man, to make him daily fall?

  22. Ethereal pink blossoms enfold the branches of the sakuranoki; the pendulous fruit of the orange bears no trace of age.

  23. When our heads find pillow may Thy peace enfold us; forgive our failures; and, for Jesus' sake, may we never cease endeavor.

  24. Soon, Sestius, shall Plutonian shades Enfold you with their hideous seemings-- Then love and mirth and joys of earth Shall fade away like fevered dreamings.

  25. I enfold and cradle his soul In the vapors moving and blue That mount from my fiery mouth; And there is power in my bowl To charm his spirit and soothe, And heal his weariness too.

  26. A passionate desire swept upon him to enfold her in his arms, to tell her how proud he was of what she had done, and to press his lips to hers.

  27. They were alone, and Reynolds longed to enfold her in his arms, and tell her all that was in his heart.

  28. The husband and lover could enfold no positive prospect to suit his wife's tastes beyond the twelve months.

  29. His groom drove rapidly down, while he hurried on the homeward way, as a man will do, with the dread upon him that his wife's last breath may have been yielded before he can enfold her.


  30. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "enfold" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    bosom; box; case; clasp; clinch; clip; close; compass; comprise; contain; cover; crate; crease; crimp; crisp; cuddle; double; embed; embrace; encase; enclose; encompass; enfold; enshroud; envelop; flounce; flute; fold; frill; gather; hold; hug; imbed; include; invest; involve; lap; muffle; pack; package; plait; plat; pleat; plicate; ply; press; roll; ruff; ruffle; sheathe; shroud; smother; squeeze; surround; swathe; tuck; twill; wrap