Example Sentences

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Little puffs of dust from the protesting ground were wreathing about her set face, and she pressed one hand against her shoulder to repress her shivers.

From The Valiants of Virginia by Rives, Hallie Erminie

The calumet—not of peace—was between his lips, and the dense blue clouds were wreathing round him like a Scotch mist.

From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

Across the face of the country, wisps and attenuated clouds of smoke were wreathing their way up and melting in the blue.

From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville

He loitered, and hung over the stile till the far-off woods began to turn purple, till the white mists were wreathing in the valley.

From The Hill of Dreams by Machen, Arthur

She lifted the end of the coiled hose, and directed it toward the forward part of the chamber, where flames were wreathing, climbing, flashing.

From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)