swathed
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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
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
Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in colourful wires – a box that they hope will one day make oxygen on the moon.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
On the winner’s stand, which was swathed in a huge American flag and crammed with suited dignitaries, Marcela smiled demurely for the lieutenant governor, who extended a huge silver loving cup.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
