fairy ring
Example Sentences
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Anyone who has ventured into a marsh is likely to have come across a fairy ring: a strange patch of ground where the plant life is markedly different, often for no apparent reason.
From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024
But this very neglect has allowed nature to take over with her delicate jewels and living draperies, and the property is even encircled by a ring of ancient-looking moss-covered stones like a fairy ring.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Her property includes a fairy ring, a group of redwoods growing in a tight circle around the stump of a logged tree.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2019
The guacamole is presented as a kind of fairy ring, trimmed with colorful pickled vegetables and ash.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2019
As if he couldn’t believe what he had heard, Grandpa said, in a rather loud voice, “You saw a fairy ring this morning?”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
