How to Use bathe in a Sentence

bathe

verb
  • But there is one kind of cat out there that loves to swim and bathe: the tiger.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Smelling the barbecue and bathing in the long hours of daylight?
    Samantha Jones, goodhousekeeping.com, 3 June 2023
  • A touch of bubble-gum pink isn’t a bad thing, but bathing the room in it is.
    Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Then, streaks of speckled light bathe the girls in ocean blue.
    Zeniya Cooley, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The robin flocks were likely making their way north and stopped to forage and bathe in the pond.
    Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • To half-undress and bathe in cold well-water before the meal.
    Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Children play and bathe in the water, which smells of rotting sea life.
    Sheyla Urdaneta Adriana Loureiro Fernandez, New York Times, 22 July 2023
  • Meanwhile, perhaps the most vivid and springlike color of the day was the green light that bathed the White House.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The previous evening's storm clouds have cleared to bathe Tokyo in crisp sunshine.
    Time, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The patch should adhere to your skin while bathing, swimming, and playing sports.
    Dawn Stacey, Phd, Lmhc, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The yucca and creosote plants were bathed in golden light.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
  • And Mando even gets to bathe in the famed Living Waters before the episode is even over.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Muslims are instructed in the Quran’s fourth and fifth chapters when and how to bathe.
    Muna Mire, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • People had to wait in lines for water to drink, cook, bathe and flush toilets.
    Javacia Harris Bowser, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That water had to be heated then poured into a tub to bathe her young twin girls.
    Michael Phillis, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2023
  • For example, the Sun currently bathes the Earth in power to the tune of around 1016 W.
    Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Where Marileu used to bathe, there are only rocks, dry shrubs, and dust – and no sign of water.
    Daniela Mohor, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In the rainy season, residents still use a free network of stone spouts to bathe and wash clothes.
    Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The three had slept in a park the night before and were planning to again, when Fields took the boy into the gas station to bathe him in the bathroom sink.
    The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2023
  • But then in the evenings there's this very concentrated peak of time -- feeding the child, bathing the child, reading aloud to the child.
    Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2023
  • The primary suite and laundry spaces are bathed in a bright shade that matches the sky.
    Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The scene opens on a dense forest bathed in a menacing orange glow.
    Nick Haramis Lise Sarfati Delphine Danhier, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • In an baking dish, place a layer of bread, bathe it with a little of the sweet liquid, and add raisins, nuts, and/or peanuts and cheese to taste.
    Imelda García, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The Roy kids are bathed in sunlight, and all these lovely warm tones, and Logan, yeah, the sun is setting on his side.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 Mar. 2023
  • For the occasion, the entire space was bathed in a warm, radiant glow of the same vibrant hue.
    Maia Torres, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Conklin scoured the circus for water, but it had been used up — the elephants had been fed, the goat had been bathed, and all hope seemed lost.
    Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • It is restricted to low bogs where its roots are bathed in water all year long.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The best time to bathe your dog is typically once every two weeks.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2022
  • In autumn, Finland is bathed in shades of crimson and gold, and the springtime is temperate and green.
    Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
  • That slimy feeling on your skin after bathing or washing your hands?
    USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024

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