| His pre-tournament preparation had included ensconcing himself in a Buddhist monastery for a week. |
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| Shipman proposed increasing the number of locust trees that surrounded the house, further ensconcing it in a natural setting. |
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| The crisis in Mali is not likely to end soon, with the militants ensconcing themselves among local people and digging fortifications. |
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| Either the flush would come giving Harold the win, doubling his stack, and solidly ensconcing him in second place, or else he would be out of the tournament. |
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| That model was based on kings and military dictators capturing the oil revenue, ensconcing themselves in power — protected by well-financed armies and security services — and buying off key segments of their populations. |
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| The ritual of undressing, ensconcing you in the fresh bed, having your body heaved over the mattress, embracing your pillow and heavenly dozing off? |
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| Instead of ensconcing themselves in châteaus, they roamed all over the theatre of war, not seldom taking to the air and covering hundreds of miles in a single day. |
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| Ensconcing herself in my living room, she's delighted beyond all sense that I've remembered she prefers lemon and ginger tea. |
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