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

Don’t use loose blankets either — swaddle or use a sleepsack instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Once you have those coveted white Nikes in your grasp, you lovingly clean and swaddle them in protective shoe covers, and save wearing them only for favorable weather days.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

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

I get the kids out the pool, swaddle em up in towels.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett