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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The image of an infant wearing a white outfit and swaddled in a pink blanket looked much like that was taken by Princess Beatrice's husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, and released by Buckingham Palace to announce Athena's birth in January.—Janine Henni, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025 The blankets with blue and pink stripes once swaddled Carlos Jr. and Andrés at a hospital in San Jose.—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025 Eventually, the swan was backed up against a median barrier as at least seven people stood nearby, monitoring the situation, before it was swaddled up into a large blanket.—Bailey Richards, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 The look was a one shoulder gown with silk taffeta that swaddled around the body but there was a long train.—Mikelle Street, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swaddle
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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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