Verb (used with object), : I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair. ,He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop. From Dictionary.com.
Press down gently to slightly ensconce it in the mousse. From Wordnik.com. [December Daring Bakers Challenge: French Yule Log] Reference
She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. From Wordnik.com. [The Merry Wives of Windsor] Reference
But then I'll come back home and re-ensconce myself in Madison. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
It took King County a third, questionable count to ensconce her in Olympia. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Testify to the King County Council on behalf of an elected auditor] Reference
Sam and Dean ensconce themselves in the security room to monitor the cameras. From Wordnik.com. [Supernatural: Two Minutes to Midnight - Pink Raygun.com] Reference
Or you get companies with unequal voting structures, which ensconce management. From Wordnik.com. [Inhofe, UCAR and NCAR « Climate Audit] Reference
He had been driven to ensconce the nest in a corner of his already too-well-filled den. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Brown's Schooldays]
Purissa was already sprawled on one, and Epiny returned to likewise ensconce herself on one. From Wordnik.com. [Shaman's Crossing]
"I am not interested in a political carreer and will not ensconce myself in the presidency.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Why the US would want to ensconce itself in a symbol of Saddam Hussein's hated reign is beyond me. From Wordnik.com. [06/16/2004] Reference
Be prepared for an aroma of the warmest, tingliest type to ensconce your room when you unseal the peppers. From Wordnik.com. [Home-Jarred Roasted Red Peppers] Reference
SEIU paid hundreds of thousands this past election cycle to ensconce a solid statist majority on the Say WA?. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Absence of Justice] Reference
His editors had to ensconce him in a hotel suite and watch him constantly to get him to finish certain books. From Wordnik.com. [Whoosh : Bev Vincent] Reference
If left on the floor, they afford the family dogs, who ensconce themselves therein, a convenient refuge from flies. From Wordnik.com. [The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir] Reference
According to the study, parents ought to rethink the notion that SUVs ensconce their kids in a protective steel cocoon. From Wordnik.com. [SUV Kid-Safety Study Bad News For Wagoner's GM] Reference
This being the case, Captain Dalgetty ventured to ensconce himself in the gallery, of which he carefully secured the door. From Wordnik.com. [A Legend of Montrose] Reference
Print it out, ensconce yourself in the most comfortable reading chair you can find, and read it over to yourself OUT LOUD. From Wordnik.com. [Author! Author! » Blog Archive » The Synopsis, Part VI: The niceties] Reference
I thought I'd grab a light salad somewhere so as not to spoil dinner, then ensconce myself at a Starbucks for the long haul. From Wordnik.com. [How I ate and drank my way through the East Village in a blizzard] Reference
The interview was just at an end, and he had only time to ensconce himself in bed, when his wife was stealing across the room. From Wordnik.com. [The Seal Maiden] Reference
With those words he and six other Supreme Court Justices set the framework to firmly ensconce heterosexual privilege into law. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
In other words the top candidate of the GOP is asking America to ensconce the corrupt GOP in power so he can decorrupt the GOP!. From Wordnik.com. [John McCain, Fighter Pilot] Reference
The wireless companies 'ultimate goal is to further ensconce cell phones at the center of their subscribers' busy digital lives. From Wordnik.com. [Our Cellphone Future] Reference
It is becoming increasingly clear that some in the ANC want to ensconce affirmative action as a permanent measure and thus enforce. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Rats abounded in the ancient building she inhabited, and one of these had managed to ensconce itself within her favourite memento mori. From Wordnik.com. [My Aunt Margaret's Mirror] Reference
The ANC mission in exile, working through surrogates, was trying to tip the scales in favour of violent solutions which would ensconce a. From Wordnik.com. [Contents] Reference
So, for a weekend, they ensconce themselves in a country villa, bring in a bunch of prostitutes, and proceed to stuff themselves to death. From Wordnik.com. ["Death by train is a particularly declaratory form of killing oneself. It makes the act a form of theater..."] Reference
Print it out, ensconce yourself in the most comfortable reading chair you can find, and read it over to yourself OUT LOUD and IN ITS ENTIRETY. From Wordnik.com. [Author! Author! » 2009 » September] Reference
In a little time, a matron reported that the doctor had arrived, and an old nurse invited dowager lady Chia to ensconce herself under the curtain. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
Pressing onward, Mrs. Chesters determined to ensconce herself there behind the rocks, or in the trees, and surprise her husband as he rode through. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
We'd come offstage and people would start fading and drifting off to sleep, and I would ensconce myself in the back room and watch six episodes at a time. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Alanis Morissette] Reference
With the Supreme Court solidly in their corner it's important to maneuver carefully so Roberts isn't given a chance to firmly ensconce Cheneyism into law. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Saturday Roundup] Reference
He saw her stealthily climb into the hedge, and so ensconce herself there that nobody could have the least doubt her purpose was to watch unseen for a passer-by. From Wordnik.com. [The Woodlanders] Reference
Well, maybe since Sarah Palin is asking us to ensconce her in Observatory Circle at a time when our country is facing its most existential challenges in a generation. From Wordnik.com. [William Fisher: Palin: Sancho Pander] Reference
Bill fundamentally changed the Democratic Party into a bunch of craven triangulators afraid of their own shadows and helped ensconce GOP policies as the "responsible ones.". From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Pollster Mark Penn: Bill Did Fundamentally Change The Country] Reference
House, and the hum of promenaders on the beach, and ensconce ourselves in the snug parlour of "mine host" Paddy White, whom we used to denominate the Falstaff of the island. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 374, June 6, 1829] Reference
Meanwhile, the two bedraggled men were on their knees striving with that acme of awkwardness of which only men are capable, to ensconce the little feet in stockings and shoes. From Wordnik.com. [Reveries of a Schoolmaster] Reference
I would ensconce myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
Pure offers a download screen for new apps, but it is yet to ensconce anything. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
TV device as the electronics maker continues to merge content with gadgets and ensconce itself in the home. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
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