Jerry Saltz

All of Koons's best art - the encased vacuum cleaners, the stainless-steel Rabbit (the late-twentieth century's signature work of Simulationist sculpture), the amazing gleaming Balloon Dog, and the cast-iron re-creation of a Civil War mortar exhibited last month at the Armory - has simultaneously flaunted extreme realism, idealism, and fantasy.

American Critic

Diablo Cody

The fashion industry isn't merely content to encase my meaty flanks in skintight denim. Oh, no! That denim also has to be white, a color that attracts ketchup, wine, garlic aioli, and any other foodstuffs I might otherwise be able to enjoy if I wasn't wearing ridiculously tight pants.

American Writer

April Gornik

When I first started painting, I had an interesting nightmare about Cleveland - I dreamed the houses there were encased in this free-floating cage structure. I guess Cleveland was a confining place for me, even though my parents weren't too conservative.

American Artist

Nancy Kress

The parallels between a stage and a book are compelling. You, like all authors, create 'characters' in a 'setting' who speak 'dialogue' encased in 'scenes.' Most importantly, you - like the playwright - have an 'audience.

Rian Johnson

Teen movies often have an unspoken underlying premise in which high school is seen as less serious than the adult world. But when your head is encased in that microcosm it's the most serious time of your life.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings.

German Musician

Peter Marshall

Church members in too many cases are like deep sea divers, encased in the suits designed for many fathoms deep, marching bravely to pull out plugs in bathtubs.

Scottish Clergyman

Gary Hamel

I'm not one of those professors whose office is encased floor-to-ceiling with books. By the way, I think academics do this to intimidate their visitors.

American Businessman

Jonathan Miles

Roasting fish that's encased inside a salt crust is a centuries-old method of ensuring moist, ultra-flavorful flesh.

Robin Lopez

Orlando has a very nice arena. It doesn't seem like you're encased in concrete there. It is very comfortable.

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Physical Protection

Encasing can make the enclosed item less visible or concealed, depending on the material used.

Visibility Reduction

Can be used metaphorically, suggesting restriction or containment of immaterial things.

Conceptual Use

 The flame then makes its way through the firework's encasing and the same reaction occurs high above our heads. So, while the Chinese alchemists never found the compound for eternal life, they did find something that would go on to shape all of civilization, something that has caused many tragic moments in human history,

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 Insects encased in amber have been so well preserved that their genetic material was extracted and partially sequenced. And footprints left behind by ancient hominids help paint a picture of what life was like for early human ancestors millions of years ago.

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 totally flooded this delta where our snow machines were parked. Yeah, this is deep, a couple of feet of slush. If we don't get them out really quickly, they're going to become encased in new ice, which is just going to be a disaster for us.

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 It is encased, displayed and has been seen by almost five million visitors from all over the world. I will continue to collect from extraordinary historymakers. Their stories are important. But what drives me to show up today and every day

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 In many cases, it may simply be that culinary visionaries from different cultures shared a similar that cooking fillings encased in dough would be delightful. Either way, we can appreciate these plump pockets of perfection—

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 their bodies had strengthened it by encasing it in bone a skull developed with a hinged jaw that could grab and hold onto prey they grew bigger and developed fins equipped with muscles

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 where the world's cultures and languages and lifestyles come together and mingle. So rather than encase all that variety

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