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

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

Its mountains are girdled instead by banks of moss.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2014

“Only ten after six,” Grandma muttered, “and she’s already girdled and gallivantin’.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck