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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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 May 2025
In fact, a lot of the on-sale picks are swathed in brand-new colorways or are relatively new arrivals on the Nike scene themselves: having been released, like the Pegasus 41 stepper, within the past year or so.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
As per, that meant stars swathed in the acid orange and bold blue team colors.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Santillan suffered a nasty cut above an eye that left both men swathed in blood.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
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Verb
It was certainly renovated to their particular, ostentatious tastes: Beyond the chandeliers and gold molding, the primary bath is swathed in floor-to-ceiling onyx.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 May 2025
In fact, a lot of the on-sale picks are swathed in brand-new colorways or are relatively new arrivals on the Nike scene themselves: having been released, like the Pegasus 41 stepper, within the past year or so.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
As per, that meant stars swathed in the acid orange and bold blue team colors.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 May 2025
Santillan suffered a nasty cut above an eye that left both men swathed in blood.
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 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 18 Jun. 2025.
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