wrapped

past tense of wrap

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wrapped In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Getty Images for Cannes Lions A week after Cannes Lions wrapped, most of the industry is back at their desks and the dust has settled enough to see what actually mattered versus what was just noise on the Croisette. Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 In his apartment officers found black and gray clothing Fleming wore during the robberies as well as a black duffel bag, a gun belt with a holster, a large sum of cash still wrapped in bank currency bands, and multiple guns. Mary Ella Hastings july 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 The energy carried into match day, as fans wrapped in yellow jerseys and scarves packed the KC restaurant an hour before kickoff. Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026 That summer came mere months after the 36-year-old pop superstar wrapped her all-encompassing Eras Tour. Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 July 2026 Page Six also reported that the fabric on the box was fastened with a wax seal and wrapped around a card. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 Guards at an immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, could see a detainee in his cell with one end of a bedsheet wrapped around his neck and the other tied to the door handle. Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 3 July 2026 To enter this anniversary uncritically — wrapped in flags and the mythology of manifest destiny — is to be bamboozled. Otis Moss Iii, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrapped
Verb
  • Pino is seen in the footage shirtless, in shorts and with his head bandaged.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
  • Both players had their heads bandaged and were substituted, for Chris Wood and Filip Jorgenson, after a stoppage of around five minutes.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • Chicago experienced some of the country’s worst air quality on Thursday and is still enveloped in a cloud of smoke.
    Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Ex-property manager arrested Criminal allegations even enveloped management at The Club.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Black-fly bites from the week before had crusted near our hairlines and circled our wrists.
    John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • Earlier in 2026, a crew of four astronauts circled the moon without landing during the Artemis II mission.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Earlier footage shows fires were burning on multiple floors and the building shrouded in thick, black smoke.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • And the strikes’ legal justification, which has been shrouded in secrecy, is now being tested in federal court.
    Marie-Rose Sheinerman, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The first depicted a ripe banana duct-taped to a blank white wall—unmistakably, Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork Comedian—and the second featuring just the duct-tape on the wall.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 June 2026
  • When authorities asked King to remove the breast banner as vulgar, King taped over the nipples with stars made of tape or Magic Marker.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The three-level boat’s main deck and lower deck were both enclosed, according to Toczko.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Snow rooms, enclosed caverns of ice and snow, sometimes incorporating gently falling flakes, are the latest at-home flex for some of the world’s wealthiest, according to the New York Times.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • They were named and banded, and their names were announced Monday — in addition to Mavis, they were named Buddy, Frankie, and Tweedy.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The physical distinction between eastern and broad-banded copperheads is minimal.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Lillard slept in the iron lung cylinder that encased her body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air in and out of her lungs.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Lillard slept in the iron lung cylinder that encased her body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air in and out of her lungs.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026

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“Wrapped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrapped. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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