wreathe
verb (used with object)
to encircle or adorn with or as with a wreath.
had wreathed
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past perfectof wreathe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The last trace of Green Hornet, the shimmer of fuel, hydraulic fluid and oil that had wreathed the rafts since the crash, faded away.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 16, 2011
The king's pavilion was close by the water, and the morning mists off the river had wreathed it in wisps of grey.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
There’d been no breeze off the harbor that day, and a gray milk fog had wreathed the city’s canals and crooked alleys in damp.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Kainene’s house was repainted a muted green; the bougainvillea that had wreathed it was cut down.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Hurricane Hugo had wreathed a path of destruction, but like most most hurricanes heading directly into a continental land-mass it had started out big and ended up small.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
