inwrap
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Example Sentences
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God grant our new may inwrap our old!
From Mary Marston by MacDonald, George
In the thick veil of fog that seemed suddenly to inwrap her, she stood for a moment irresolute, and then walked toward the beach, guided by the low wash of waters on the sand.
From Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories by Harte, Bret
Once more—for the last time—did the sable robe inwrap us.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 by Various
A horrible something, as penetrable as mist, as keen as the sting of conscience, as inevitable as the burden of life, seemed to inwrap him.
From A Tar-Heel Baron by Holloway, Edward Stratton
Deep shadows inwrap the cab, all the deeper for the glare that flashes through them every minute or two as Dan, back there on his iron shelf, stokes coal in at the red-hot door.
From Careers of Danger and Daring by Moffett, Cleveland
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