surrounding

[səˈraʊndɪŋ]

Definition:
1. Near or around something.
2. The environmental condition.
3. The area in which something exists or lives.

Use 'surrounding' in a sentence:

1. The mystique surrounding the monarchy has gone for ever.
2. We searched the surrounding neighbourhood for the missing boy.
3. There's almost a giddiness surrounding the talks in Houston.
4. But believe it or not, the area surrounding Mount Etna in Italy is packed with people.
5. I think the development is a stalking horse for exploitation of the surrounding countryside.
6. It must have reinforced my determination to blend into my surroundings.
7. We can also protect the reefs by protecting the surrounding ecosystems, like mangrove forests and seagrass beds.
8. The controversy surrounding the takeover yesterday continued to reverberate around the television industry.
9. The crops on chinampas definitely benefited from the water surrounding them.
10. An urban area is the region surrounding and including a city.
11. The scandal surrounding the collapse of the bank looked set to rumble on for a third year.
12. Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.
13. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death.
14. She was faced with a new job, in unfamiliar surroundings with strange people.
15. She felt uneasy in the unfamiliar surroundings.
16. Many of the papers focus their attention on the controversy surrounding the Foreign Secretary.
17. New housing is starting to encroach upon the surrounding fields.
18. Life quality is closely linked to surrounding environment.
19. The large amount of methane contained in the atmosphere surrounding Neptune stained it blue.
20. Foxes started coming in from the surrounding countryside.
21. They climbed upward along the steep cliffs surrounding the village.
22. She furnished him with the facts surrounding the case.
23. The new building does not harmonize with its surroundings.
24. Oxford and the surrounding area.
25. We could appreciate everything surrounding by leisurely.
26. The huts blend in perfectly with their surroundings.
27. These houses seem to blend into the surrounding scenery.
28. Also, large blocks thrown aside by the impact would form secondary craters surrounding the main crater.
29. So, that's how octopus mimics colors of the surrounding environment.
30. The surrounding countryside is windswept and rocky.
31. He was an expert at finding his way, even in strange surroundings.
32. Environmental organizations want to preserve the land surrounding the Wilgrinn Wilderness Area from residential development.
33. The growing town soon encroached on the surrounding countryside.
34. The most prosperous period for Phoenicia was the 10th century BC when the surrounding region was stable.
35. The shell surrounding the egg has many important functions.
36. Make sure the tile is flush with the surrounding tiles.
37. There has been a great deal of publicity surrounding his disappearance.
38. Under this theory, Christian domination over indigenous faiths is dramatized by surrounding the kiva with Christian buildings.
39. The mirror was hinged to a surrounding frame.
40. The pond mirrors the surrounding trees.
41. Eventually, the water will permeate through the surrounding concrete.
42. The hype and fervour surrounding the event positively invited scepticism.
43. They feared that the publicity surrounding him would detract from their own election campaigns.
44. The buildings have been designed to blend in with their surroundings.
45. Peacocks strut in the surrounding meadow.
46. A house design should have some affinity with the surrounding architecture.
47. Obviously weather conditions in the surrounding area are a factor.
48. Standing in the watchtower, we admired the surrounding scenes.
49. The surrounding land is low and marshy.
50. The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings.
51. We dined in sumptuous surroundings.
52. The village itself is pretty, but the surrounding countryside is rather dull.
53. Small towns in South India serve as economic and cultural centres for the surrounding villages.
54. Since cold air sinks, and these spots are shaded, they are usually much cooler than the surrounding area.
55. The ozone layer surrounding the earth protects our skin from being hurt by the ultraviolet rays.
56. Many of the single men found lodgings in the surrounding villages.
57. I prised off the metal rim surrounding one of the dials.
58. Her speech sliced through all the confusion surrounding the situation.
59. The polluted waste is often dumped, making the surrounding land infertile.
60. From the outside, she looked no different from thousands of other sheep born on surrounding farms.
61. The surrounding land was enclosed by an eight foot wire fence.
62. It attracts travelers to come over to cycle and walk through the surrounding forests.
63. The surrounding small towns have been absorbed into the city.
64. The development of the site will have implications for the surrounding countryside.
65. The farm and surrounding area was flooded.