Example Sentences

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Working with the cinematographer Ruben Impens, they give you a sense of tangible place as they plot the area’s profound geometry, roam across its shimmering glacial snow and catch the backlit mist wreathing the mountains.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

A central garden atrium, with a translucent roof faced with more lath, is the home’s hub — all rooms pivot off that fulcrum, wreathing the space and its 12-foot-high ceilings with glass.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2019

We went south to Glenwood Springs and spent hours splashing in the hot mineral water, the steam wreathing our heads, the crystalline January day all around us.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2018

It is just one of three fires wreathing parts of the Golden State in smoke.

From Economist • Aug. 18, 2016

His slate-blue eyes pierced through the veil of smoke wreathing his features.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros