girdled
Example Sentences
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Temujin girdled his sworn friend Jamukha with the golden belt taken as loot from Toqto’a of the Merkit.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
There, on 200 acres in southwestern Montana, in a glorious area girdled by mountains known as Paradise Valley, nature beckons and soothes.
From New York Times ● May 12, 2022
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
A necklace, its square blue sapphires girdled by glittering diamonds coated in dust, except where a few fingerprints allowed the light to strike through.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
