girdled
Example Sentences
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Behind the Holms’ house, two miles from downtown Louisville, the deck looks over a large trampoline, girdled with a safety net.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
Temujin girdled his sworn friend Jamukha with the golden belt taken as loot from Toqto’a of the Merkit.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Individual ash can also be girdled to make a so-called trap tree: the bark is removed all the way around the trunk, drawing borers in the vicinity with the promise of exposed sapwood.
From The Verge ● Nov. 25, 2019
Undesirable tree species and invasive vegetation were carefully managed, meaning they were cut, girdled, or treated with herbicide.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2018
He had soft places and was girdled with a ponderous stomach and huge buttocks, but the weight did not diminish his formidability.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
