Verb They were busy wrapping presents late on Christmas Eve. Ribbons were wrapped around the dancers' arms. She wrapped a scarf around her neck. He wrapped tape around the bat's handle. I wrapped my arms around her. She wrapped her legs around a pillow. He wrapped his hands around the trophy. The line of people went out the door and wrapped around the corner. See More
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Verb
Start with baby dill pickles (sometimes called cornichons), fill them with a spicy cheese mixture, wrap them in ham, and bake. Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Once your initial style is complete, braid the section and wrap it around the base of your topknot, securing it with a bobby pin for an elegant overall look. Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 5 Aug. 2022 Covid has forced us to wrap ourselves more in our digital personas (Facebook, Zoom, Amazon, etc.) and managing them is time consuming and tedious. Michael Gale, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Application is simple: Just peel each strip from its backing, firmly apply and wrap them around your teeth, then leave them on for 30 minutes while the whitening agents work. Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2022 Then, Chadwick said Juan ordered him to help get Q.C.'s body out of the tub and wrap it in a blanket. Tracy Smith, CBS News, 2 July 2022 For less fuss, feel free to fully husk the corn and wrap it in foil.Sunset Magazine, 1 July 2022 Wet a sheet or two of rice paper, fill it with veggies, protein and quickly cooked noodles, and wrap it into a handheld summer roll. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 And to watch the energy rise and wrap itself around the fact that this is an authentic, traditional, structured musical — the audience was basking in it.New York Times, 14 June 2022
Noun
Measure your windows and cut the bubble wrap to size. Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022 For quite a few others – Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson and Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford among them – the shrink wrap remained in place, so even harder to know what to expect when the real games begin. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2022 Yu is then seen grabbing the orange bottle from under the sink, lifting the plastic, pouring a bit of the bottle’s contents and putting the wrap back over the cup, according to Chen’s attorney.Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Now the wrap sold for $2.65 and the hash browns, $1.29 per order. Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022 The asymmetrical lacing system (not straight down the middle), won subtle comfort points – but the laces themselves are thick and springy, which reduced precision in the overall wrap.Outside Online, 27 July 2022 Many dishes, like the Tivoli Cauliflower wrap, are vegan. Brad Johnson, Bon Appétit, 1 July 2022 The silicone wrap feels smooth and soft in the hand and helps prevent condensation from building up. Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 22 June 2022 Do not put plastic bags of any kind in the bin, including grocery sacks or the plastic wrap on cases of water. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 18 June 2022
Adjective
Wrap cheese in waxed paper and store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Molly Kimball, NOLA.com, 29 Aug. 2017 Wrap pencil with washi tape keeping it as tight as possible. Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 9 Aug. 2017 See More