How to Use swathe in a Sentence

swathe

verb

• Her neck was swathed in jewels.
• The nurse swathed the wounded soldier's leg in bandages.
• Now and then a dog-walker, masked or swathed in a scarf, passed.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2020
• It was swathed in a warm pear green and a cheerful fig leaf plant sat in the corner.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
• Near the river, a large Garry Oak tree is swathed in fringes of lime-green lichen.
  — Lisa Pemberton, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2017
• 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
• Here the female half of the couple is swathed in an immense gauzy white veil.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2019
• The outside is swathed in cotton, while the inside is stuffed with polyester balls.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 11 Oct. 2018
• Their faces were smeared with dirt, their tunics stiff with mud, their heads swathed in rags.
  — Mary Horlock, Longreads, 21 June 2018
• Brudnizki has swathed the bedrooms in warm-salmon and earthy-green tones.
  — Jackie Cooperman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
• 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
• The first and second floors are dedicated to the humans and are swathed in cool grays and whites.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 11 July 2018
• Those who were released crossed a road between the front lines that was swathed in mist on Sunday.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2019
• More Stories The event arrived, as with all things Ocean, swathed in mystery.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2019
• Each of the seven lavish suites is swathed in damask, silk brocade and zellige.
  — Lindsay Cohn, ELLE Decor, 6 Mar. 2018
• The rotund Endara, his head swathed in a bandage, later went on a hunger strike.
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
• Her arms were swathed in elasticized gloves from wrist to shoulder.
  — Jane Perlez, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• Models were swathed in yards of fabric, and yet everything felt airy and light.
  — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2018
• Banquettes are swathed in a rich tropical palette of turquoise and corals.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
• 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
• The penthouse triplex is swathed in neutrals, including a pink bathroom and a very white kitchen.
  — Curbed, 21 July 2023
• How does this justify the dire adjectives it was swathed in?
  — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Preserved lemon cuts through the richness of duck confit swathed in crème fraiche and winter mushrooms.
  — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2020
• She was swathed in baby blue and beads, and thrilled to be at her first correspondents’ dinner.
  — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 28 May 2024