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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There, the couple swaddled their son in the Ivory White Leaves and Flowers Baby Shawl from G.H. Hurt & Son.—Janine Henni, People.com, 4 June 2025 Here, a buttery shortbread base and shortbread crumble swaddle a fruit filling studded with nuts.—Tanya Sichynsky, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Every community has its informal imports, lovingly swaddled in socks and ziplocks, and made to last until the next trip to the motherland.—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025 In one photo with Hailey, 28, and Jack, the doting dad appeared to make sure the face of his newborn boy, who was swaddled in a lime green onesie, wasn't visible.—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swaddle
Word History
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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