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.