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 in the stands, as a thick cloud of smoke wreathed and coiled in the floodlights, nobody moved.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Their paws are wreathed in luxuriant tufts of fur that keep them from sinking in deep snow.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
As four pageboys struggled to haul the four-foot-high solid-gold trophy to Howard in the winner’s circle, Woolf was wreathed in flowers.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
