swathe in English

noun
1
a piece or strip of material in which something is wrapped.
In fact, the swathe of material - about six yards long and two feet wide - is a saree, a traditional Indian dress.
verb
1
wrap in several layers of fabric.
his hands were swathed in bandages

Use "swathe" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "swathe" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "swathe", or refer to the context using the word "swathe" in the English Dictionary.

1. The storm cut a swathe through the forest.

2. The storm cut a swathe through southern England.

3. Unemployment is cutting a wide swathe through the West.

4. There was a new swathe of light among the stars.

5. FLOODWATERS have lain waste to an almost unbelievably large swathe of Pakistan.

6. 19 synonyms for festoon: decorate, deck, array, drape, garland, swathe, bedeck, wreathe, Beribbon

7. He took out his knife and cut a swathe to the hollow.

8. 15 These people represent a broad/wide swathe of public opinion.

9. 14 These people represent a broad/wide swathe of public opinion.

10. 19 synonyms for festoon: decorate, deck, array, drape, garland, swathe, bedeck, wreathe, Beribbon

11. Outside the city a swathe of farmland the size of Portugal has been destroyed.

12. Bill tried to show off and cut a big swathe with Ann.

13. Synonyms for Beribbon include festoon, decorate, deck, drape, adorn, array, trim, bedeck, ornament and swathe

14. The original payoff for building the railway was a swathe of the adjoining land.

15. Our Burqas are amazingly modest and traditional garments that swathe your bodies and faces.

16. Just inside the entrance proper, the sea slices a vicious swathe inland, describing almost a half-circle.

17. Doomsday cuts a swathe across the States and takes on Superman in a clash of the titans.

18. Synonyms for Circumfuse include enswathe, encompass, enshroud, swathe, enfold, envelop, shroud, bosom, bower and cocoon

19. The village was lit by a swathe of sunlight which cut through the morning mist.

20. This time the front door was open and a swathe of sunlight lay across the red-tiled floor.

21. I went back to the States and was going to cut my swathe in society in Washington.

22. Fierce internal rows , plus a swathe of corruption scandals, led to the dismissal of the government.

23. 5 Doomsday cuts a swathe across the States and takes on Superman in a clash of the titans.

24. To Colonize a large swathe of Manhattan is an opportunity afforded very few institutions and even fewer architects

25. Only the water itself, its wildly fluctuating level carving a swathe of devastation along the shore, betrays the deception.

26. 14 Only the water itself, its wildly fluctuating level carving a swathe of devastation along the shore, betrays the deception.

27. It was like a smile, it was like a little Eden of thoughtful pleasure: a swathe of allotments.

28. They cut a swathe through the massed black-clad warriors, and then turning swiftly trampled back over their disorganized ranks.

29. Belgaum, located in the state of Karnataka is a swathe of soul-quenching, emerald green landscape, oozing old-world charm

30. The Alacrity with which the US moved to find the perps of the Boston bombing and the swathe of operations initiated by tactical response teams at one level scare you

31. Formerly known as Nick Terranova, U.S talent Starkillers has been cutting a swathe through the Bolshier end of the global house music scene with his tough-edged, eclectic sound

32. Formerly known as Nick Terranova, Aka Starkillers has been cutting a swathe through the Bolshier end of the global house music scene over the last few years with his tough-edged, eclectic sound

33. Being a practitioner and diplomat, I have outlined a broad conceptual framework to elucidate how we in the ministry of external affairs see opportunities and challenges in our extended neighbourhood, a vast swathe of region that looks set to see an accretion of economic power and geo-strategic clout in the years ahead.