swathe
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Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swathe of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
During their early years, the band appealed to a narrow swathe of teens and young adults.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Revenue fell 4.9% on year, but the group hopes a swathe of new auto models can help it boost sluggish sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Although a ceasefire was in place, movement in the area required coordination through a U.S.-French “mechanism” that would stay the fire of Israeli troops currently occupying a swathe of south Lebanon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
A swathe of dirty yellow sponge spilled out and shivered on the backseat like an immense jaundiced liver.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Soprano Gabriella Reyes brought both menace and comedy to Catrina, tossing off her coloratura laughter and rocking her costume of silvery bones painted on black and swathed in tulle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
One features sunrise-pastel walls and an angelic ceiling mural, and another is swathed in bluish gray and gold marble print paper on the walls and ceiling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
Photos on social media showed them slouched on plastic chairs, swathed in plastic bags fogged up by their breath.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
At one table in front of him sat former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, swathed in a madder-red three-quarter-length coat and sandwiched between her counsel.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025
It’s a perfect evening; the air is warm, the trees along the avenue are swathed in deep green leaves.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Masi speculates Comet Pons-Brooks’s horseshoe shape may result from shadows cast by the dusty “coma” swathing the object after the outburst.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 26, 2023
A later segment is dedicated to the art nouveau dancer Marie Louise Fuller and her efforts “to disappear inside the rigors and extravagance of her work” by swathing herself in otherworldly costumes.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
A cascade of blonde frames her face, flowing seamlessly into the airy tunics she wears, each a slightly grander version of those swathing her staff.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2021
In his recent “Arena,” he staged a playful and perverse three-hour pageant at the Brooklyn performance space Jack, swathing himself and his dancers in ribbon, foil and fabrics.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2017
Sleep enveloped him like the swathing mirages that were wrestling with the brilliance of the lagoon.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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