ringed

Example Sentences

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The current roster of 38 graders sit around spinning tables that are ringed with cups of coffee and trays of beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Leonard said ringed plovers were among the island's "schedule one protected species", meaning disturbing them at the nest is an offence under the island's Wildlife Act.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Many of the south of England ospreys are ringed but do not carry trackers.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Our abbot’s lips pouted, but in his sunken eyes, ringed with dark circles, I thought I detected pleasure.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz