How to Use swathe in a Sentence
swathe
verb- The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
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Now and then a dog-walker, masked or swathed in a scarf, passed.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2020
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It was swathed in a warm pear green and a cheerful fig leaf plant sat in the corner.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
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Near the river, a large Garry Oak tree is swathed in fringes of lime-green lichen.
—Lisa Pemberton, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2017
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Both the wheels and the body are swathed in a custom-mix Glasurit hue called Greener on the Other Side.
—Davey G. Johnson, Car and Driver, 1 Nov. 2017
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Here the female half of the couple is swathed in an immense gauzy white veil.
—BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2019
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The outside is swathed in cotton, while the inside is stuffed with polyester balls.
—Liz Stinson, Curbed, 11 Oct. 2018
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Their faces were smeared with dirt, their tunics stiff with mud, their heads swathed in rags.
—Mary Horlock, Longreads, 21 June 2018
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Brudnizki has swathed the bedrooms in warm-salmon and earthy-green tones.
—Jackie Cooperman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
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At the Plaza, Mrs. Walsh held court in her suite, swathed in ermine wraps, her nails painted to match the color of her dress.
—Julie Satow, New York Times, 7 June 2019
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The first and second floors are dedicated to the humans and are swathed in cool grays and whites.
—Liz Stinson, Curbed, 11 July 2018
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Those who were released crossed a road between the front lines that was swathed in mist on Sunday.
—BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
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More Stories The event arrived, as with all things Ocean, swathed in mystery.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2019
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Each of the seven lavish suites is swathed in damask, silk brocade and zellige.
—Lindsay Cohn, ELLE Decor, 6 Mar. 2018
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The rotund Endara, his head swathed in a bandage, later went on a hunger strike.
—Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
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Her arms were swathed in elasticized gloves from wrist to shoulder.
—Jane Perlez, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019
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Models were swathed in yards of fabric, and yet everything felt airy and light.
—Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
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Banquettes are swathed in a rich tropical palette of turquoise and corals.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
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This year, the same area is swathed in orange, yellow and white, indicating snow depths of 10 to 20 feet.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
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The penthouse triplex is swathed in neutrals, including a pink bathroom and a very white kitchen.
—Curbed, 21 July 2023
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How does this justify the dire adjectives it was swathed in?
—Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018
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To improve the fit of the shoes, dancers swathe their toes in lamb’s wool or household items such as paper towels and makeup pads.
—Claire Martin, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
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These would swathe the floor of their home, to the delight of her toddler, and to the amused bewilderment of her tidy-minded Czech husband.
—The Economist, 20 July 2017
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The novel opens with Griffin taking a room at a village inn, clad in long coat, hat, and gloves and his face swathed in bandages.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2019
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As the morning sun pours in, the two women swathe machines in bubble wrap and place them in cardboard boxes.
—Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2021
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Preserved lemon cuts through the richness of duck confit swathed in crème fraiche and winter mushrooms.
—Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2020
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She was swathed in baby blue and beads, and thrilled to be at her first correspondents’ dinner.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
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There’s the 14-seat Jade Bar in the lobby, furnished with velvet sofas and swathed in emerald-color stone.
—Laura May Todd, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
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The mosque’s imam and muezzin were at the funeral, too, their heads swathed in bandages after being wounded in the attack.
—Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
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The traditional furnishings and decor are swathed in a soothing blue-and-brown-and-gold color scheme.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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