How to Use swaddle in a Sentence

swaddle

verb
  • He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
  • The hoop showed up, swaddled in lots and lots of bubble wrap.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The woman swaddles the boy in cloth and nestles him in the straw.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Plus, how often does being swaddled look that good?
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Tyler was barely born, a sack of warm flour and red skin swaddled in blankets on our couch.
    — Brianna Randall, chicagotribune.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • His gift of hope, pardon, comfort and love was swaddled in cloths and placed in a manger.
    — Leslie Anne Tarabella, al, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Do not swaddle babies who are attempting to roll over or who are able to roll over.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 3 Apr. 2024
  • One photo showed her newborn swaddled in a blanket on her lap with her eyes closed.
    — Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The look was a one shoulder gown with silk taffeta that swaddled around the body but there was a long train.
    — Mikelle Street, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Josie's newborn can be seen swaddled and resting in the bassinet in the new photos.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Therefore, swaddling can be calming to them and help with comfort and sleep.
    — Samson McDougall, Parents, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But the child, which pops out pre-swaddled, is not what anyone expected.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Kate wore a red dress and the new baby was swaddled in a white blanket with a matching white hat.
    — Alex Warner, Marie Claire, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Nurses had wrapped the tiny body in swaddling blankets anyway.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2019
  • Riders swaddled their feet with curtains torn from the train’s windows.
    — Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Women walk on the sand carrying items on their heads and babies swaddled in clothe on their backs.
    — Erica Ayisi, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Is there anything more decadent than being swaddled in one of the best cashmere sweaters?
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Doctors swaddled Antonio’s arms in thick casts and braces and wired his jaw shut.
    — Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 3 May 2023
  • Is there anything more decadent than being swaddled in the best cashmere sweaters?
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Just as the lyrical, swaddling suiting in earthy shades at The Row makes sense.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Consuelos then laid down and crossed his arms while Ripa, uh, swaddled him in the cloth.
    — EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
  • In the shot, the little girl looked up at the camera as she was swaddled in a white blanket with a pink hat on her head.
    — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • His son, called John, is swaddled in Alex’s arms, which are also swaddled.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Delta banned straws, turned to compostable stir sticks, and stopped swaddling its utensils and amenity kits in plastic.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Vox, 9 July 2019
  • This week, Ramzy was swaddled in a onesie outgrown by another child in the camp.
    — Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The camera moves toward the crying babies, one swaddled in black, the other in white.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 May 2020
  • The girl’s body was swaddled in a blanket, completely dressed and showed no signs of physical abuse.
    — Josh Magness, miamiherald, 24 Apr. 2018
  • In the pictures, Luna could be seen swaddled in a white blanket with her face turned from the camera.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • After breaking them in, my wide, flat feet remained pain-free and felt swaddled in comfort the entire time.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a photo of me as a baby swaddled in a bath towel, in her partner Lynn’s lap on the rocky beach.
    — Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026

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