swaddle

Example Sentences

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“We knew absolutely nothing about child care. We needed someone to show us: This is how you change a diaper, this is how you swaddle, this is how you wash a baby’s hair,” said Zhu.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024

The word “overbundle,” meaning to swaddle a newborn too tightly, appeared for the first time in The Times yesterday.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

In that tradition, he presents power looks for his Andreadamo grand with grommets and leather, tulle and knitwear that swaddle the form.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2023

If you add oil to the vinegar and yolk too quickly, the oil bits will all just join back together, since they haven't had time to disperse and wrap themselves in the yolk's protective swaddle.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2022

Eva’s last child, Plum, to whom she hoped to bequeath everything, floated in a constant swaddle of love and affection, until 1917 when he went to war.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison