gird

Example Sentences

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For Jones and his salvation army it's a day to gird the loins and fight back.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Doing so would help investors gird against volatility that might follow.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

But such extreme conditions are rare and individual homeowners can take steps to gird themselves against more-common wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

Then gird your loins, because this isn’t a drink for the delicate.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2022

‘At least we may yet be avenged. Let us gird ourselves and weep no more! Come! We have a long road, and much to do.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien