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
Rescue workers, wreathed in smoke, stood by a pair of excavators digging through a mountain of rubble — the wreckage of an eight-story, 16-apartment building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
Across the valley, Mount Stuart is wreathed in clouds.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Two others beside me stood up, and the back door was wreathed with children’s faces.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
