wreathe
verb (used with object)
to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
wreathed
Example Sentences
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Jesus's first goal since January 1 left Arteta wreathed in smiles and Watkins' close-range strike in stoppage-time couldn't stop Arsenal revelling in their statement victory.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
Mr. Chen shows the family trundling in a horse-drawn cart toward forbidding mountains wreathed in mist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
But though William is clearly recognizable through the window, the figure beside him is wreathed in shadow and turned away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
Now, with the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have documented evidence that Fomalhaut is a dynamic star wreathed in cosmic chaos.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2023
Chicago seemed an unreal city whose mythical houses were built of slabs of black coal wreathed in palls of gray smoke, houses whose foundations were sinking slowly into the dank prairie.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
