marriage … swaddled him in a domesticity he came to loathe—Nina Auerbach
Examples of swaddle in a Sentence
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
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The second image included a sleeping Carter, while the final photo was of the newborn baby smiling as she was swaddled in a floral blanket.—Charna Flam, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025 But what intrigues me the most is that unlike most superyachts that can only accommodate 12 guests per charter, Renaissance has been designed to swaddle 36 guests in superyacht luxury.—Bill Springer, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Parents can greatly benefit from having several different baby blankets to swaddle their little one in.—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 6 Dec. 2024 My biggest quandary is whether to order it as a plate, which comes with small flour tortillas, a plate of creamy refried beans and an all-access pass to the salsa bar, or swaddled in a giant, chewy flour tortilla as a burrito.—Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for swaddle
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Etymology
Middle English swadelen, swathelen, probably alteration of swedelen, swethelen, from swethel swaddling band, from Old English; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
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