girdling

Example Sentences

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They created small or large canopy gaps around the trees by either felling or girdling the competing trees.

From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023

Many adult lampreys make it through fish ladders designed for salmon, but at each of the eight dams girdling the lower Columbia and Snake rivers, their ranks are reduced by roughly 30% to 50%.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

I admired the sensuous materiality of the undulating brass-and-glass facade, the riverine expanse of white oak floor, the roughness of the pale brick girdling the auditorium.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2022

Sprinklers sent arcs of water onto the rich, green swales girdling the townhouse and condo developments.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

A huge wave girdling it was advancing towards us relentlessly.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel