swaddled; swaddling
ˈswäd-liŋ,
ˈswä-dᵊl-iŋ
Examples of swaddle in a Sentence
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
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The hoop showed up, swaddled in lots and lots of bubble wrap.
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Our guide, Meri Koponen, a national bronze medalist in kick-sledding, had swaddled Agnes in reindeer furs.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
There’s a photo of me as a baby swaddled in a bath towel, in her partner Lynn’s lap on the rocky beach.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Fourteen hours later, Tariq was brought to his autopsy swaddled in his blue blanket, with an identification tag fixed around his right ankle.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Our guide, Meri Koponen, a national bronze medalist in kick-sledding, had swaddled Agnes in reindeer furs.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
There’s a photo of me as a baby swaddled in a bath towel, in her partner Lynn’s lap on the rocky beach.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
Fourteen hours later, Tariq was brought to his autopsy swaddled in his blue blanket, with an identification tag fixed around his right ankle.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for swaddle
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“Swaddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swaddle. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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