ringed

Example Sentences

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A courtyard ringed by a brick wall anchors the buildings, and neighbors are invited to paint on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Leonard said one of the main species the initiative aimed to protect was the ringed plover, a small coastal bird that nests directly on beaches and shingle.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

To partake of the forbidden apple cake—and who could resist it?—is to know that joy is always ringed by sorrow, and made sweeter for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Ex-Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Austrian ski legend Franz Klammer were keen onlookers as a crowd of thousands ringed the finish area.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

With the ringed planet in the background, the glow of the ship leaving Sagan bends in an oval like a firefly, until the light is gone.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera