1
: a band used in swathing
2
: an enveloping medium
swathed; swathing
1
: to bind, wrap, or swaddle with or as if with a bandage
2
: envelop
a mountain swathed by clouds
Examples of swathe in a Sentence
Verb
The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
Her neck was swathed in jewels.
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Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
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The rest of the unit, including the ceilings, is swathed in creamy white Venetian plaster for a sense of character.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Watch the pair take the stage swathed in brat-green lighting below, and head to Charli and Kia Forum’s social pages for official footage.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2024
This final-edition example also has carbon-fiber extras in the interior, as well as having the seats and dashboard both swathed in dark-brown leather.
—Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Gerstein’s bedroom is swathed in a soothing neutral palette.
—Tori Sikkema, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025
Trending Video Inside a Breathtaking Desert Mansion That Looks Like A Fossil
The rest of the unit, including the ceilings, is swathed in creamy white Venetian plaster for a sense of character.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
Watch the pair take the stage swathed in brat-green lighting below, and head to Charli and Kia Forum’s social pages for official footage.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2024
This final-edition example also has carbon-fiber extras in the interior, as well as having the seats and dashboard both swathed in dark-brown leather.
—Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swathe
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“Swathe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swathe. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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