Explore Wreath through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like garland or round. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Wreath meaning
- Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
- An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
- A defect in glass.
Synonyms of Wreath
Using Wreath
- The main meaning on this page is: Something twisted, intertwined, or curled. | An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor. | A defect in glass.
- Useful related words include: garland, round, circle, encircle.
- In the example corpus, wreath often appears in combinations such as: wreath at, laid wreath, wreath laying.
Context around Wreath
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wreath
- In this selection, "wreath" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, america, themed, commodity, laying, contest and 4th stand out and add context to how "wreath" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a funeral wreath for golan and a simple wreath with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wreath" sits close to words such as ascension, booze and bosnia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wreath
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A wreath-laying ceremony will follow to honor fallen American military heroes. (12 words)
Hundreds marked Remembrance Sunday in Tiverton with a parade, church service and wreath laying. (14 words)
Aiken City Public Safety Honor Guard places a wreath at Fred Cavanaugh Jr.'s statue. (15 words)
A good example of the high quality that gold working techniques could achieve in Greece is the ‘Gold Olive Wreath’ (4th century BC), which is modeled on the type of wreath given as a prize for winners in athletic competitions like the Olympic Games. (44 words)
After a wreath-laying ceremony in Daley Plaza at 11 a.m., the parade kicks off with Grand Marshal Major General Rodney Boyd, who is the highest-ranking African American officer in the Illinois National Guard’s history. (38 words)
As part of the annual Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremonies, Village Cemetery will hold a wreath-laying on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m. Friends are asked to help with the purchase of a wreath. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
As part of the annual Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremonies, Village Cemetery will hold a wreath-laying on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m. Friends are asked to help with the purchase of a wreath.
In the sewing and craft competition, Walters’ farm-themed wreath was the winner of the Alabama Commodity Wreath Contest; Henderson received second, Mary received third, and Elizabeth Ham received honorable mention.
A good example of the high quality that gold working techniques could achieve in Greece is the ‘Gold Olive Wreath’ (4th century BC), which is modeled on the type of wreath given as a prize for winners in athletic competitions like the Olympic Games.
The flowers are placed on the wreath against a background of green leaves and the wreath is hung either on the entrance to the family house/apartment or on a balcony.
A “Blue Service” will be held at Tundergarth Church following the wreath laying at 10 am.
After a wreath-laying ceremony in Daley Plaza at 11 a.m., the parade kicks off with Grand Marshal Major General Rodney Boyd, who is the highest-ranking African American officer in the Illinois National Guard’s history.
After receiving an autumnal wreath from local nursery children, His Majesty enjoyed a tour of the Collection before meeting with volunteers, supporters, trustees, and staff to learn about the scale and sustainability of the refurbishment.
Aiken City Public Safety Honor Guard places a wreath at Fred Cavanaugh Jr.'s statue.
Andrew Miller, laid a wreath in memory of her son at the Remembrance Day ceremony.
A wreath is laid in memory of the Fallen on January 1 every year at Clyne parish war memorial in Brora.
A wreath-laying ceremony will follow to honor fallen American military heroes.
A wreath will be laid at his graveside by the Murphy family, former comrades and the Sean MacDiarma Society, Fermanagh.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, who was making her first run for Council when the bombing happened, will join families who lost love ones to lay a wreath at memorial sites.
Charles on Wednesday also visited a war cemetery, laying a wreath in honor of those who fought alongside the British in the two world wars.
Dr John Harrington, deputy lieutenant of Banffshire, laid a wreath in his first year involved with the parade in his new role.
Elder and veteran Wandbi Wakita carries a wreath to lay at the Neeginan Centre on Indigenous Veterans Day.
Even a simple wreath with a flood light on it can be a powerful display if you do it right.
Following the ceremony, a wreath was dedicated at the grounds in an early commemoration of Vietnam Veterans Day, which will officially be held on March 29.
Hundreds marked Remembrance Sunday in Tiverton with a parade, church service and wreath laying.
Instead the cotton flowers intended as decorations for the celebration were used in a funeral wreath for Golan.
Common combinations with wreath
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- wreath at 32×
- laid wreath 23×
- wreath laying 18×
- wreath on 15×
- wreath in 14×
- the wreath 13×
- lay wreath 13×
- laying wreath 11×
- wreath is 10×
- wreath and 8×