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
Pictures of the victims’ faces were wreathed with white roses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
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
Now he could see; the land lay before him wreathed in smoky ridges.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
