How to Use enclosure in a Sentence

enclosure

noun
Definition of enclosurenext
Synonyms for enclosurenext
  • During the day the horses are kept in an enclosure.
  • One of the enclosures was a photograph.
  • In the clip, the ape taps on the glass of its enclosure and points at the human baby.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2023
  • The zoo says Ben crawled through a mesh hole in his enclosure.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The family had claimed an enclosure at the back of the garage.
    — James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022
  • Last Tuesday, the bird was found dead in its enclosure, per the Post.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Guests may see them in the enclosure or poking over the fence in Audubon Park.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The 4-year-old bear, Ben, fled the outdoor enclosure at 1 p.m., the zoo said in a news release.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Enough so that some of the Zoo's sea lions were able to leave their enclosure and swim around the zoo!
    — Curbed Staff, Curbed, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Staff traversed the dirt roads to the enclosures in golf carts and pickup trucks.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Feelings are hurt and then mended like the fences around the sheep enclosure.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Both the enclosure and keys are built from scratch and proprietary to Nuio.
    — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The zipper enclosure is sturdy and tucked away for a clean look.
    — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • And so, on Monday, staff went to retrieve the owl from its enclosure.
    — Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The vast crowd is visible through the enclosure, all around you, from the rugby field to the upper decks.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Finally, the gator let go, and Bull was pulled out of the enclosure to safety.
    — Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Day 1, the crew cleans the glass enclosure itself and removes some debris from the floor.
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], al, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Xiao Qi Ji and Tian Tian lay on the outskirts of their enclosure and played with zoo staff.
    — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The turtles wait in big blue tubs in a nearby enclosure.
    — David Helvarg, Environment, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Xin Bao relaxed in her enclosure, and Yun Chuan chomped on some leaves.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN, 9 July 2024
  • After being shot, the 4-year-old tiger retreated to the back of the enclosure.
    — Stacey Henson, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2021
  • The audience looms on three sides of their enclosure; on the fourth is the ominous black wall of a two-way mirror.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The cats were all in their bunk beds, each enclosure warmed by a little coal chimney.
    — Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The inmates also helped clear out some of the enclosures at the sanctuary, Williams said.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Then, three healthy ferrets were placed in the same enclosures with three of the sick animals.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 11 June 2024
  • Since then, the orangutan enclosure has been closed to the public to allow him and his first-time mother to bond.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 June 2023
  • Early Monday morning, staff came to the enclosure and found the dead birds.
    — Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 3 May 2022
  • In the clip, Buzz cautiously sticks her head out of her den into the large, grassy enclosure.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The jacket has a shorter length, but the full-zip front enclosure and cozy lining make this heavy-weight jacket warm enough for winter weather, including snowy days as seen in the Walmart ad.
    — Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The release included a video of the zoo's newest resident romping about her enclosure with her mother.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 28 Dec. 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'enclosure.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: