ringed

Example Sentences

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The current roster of 38 graders sit around spinning tables that are ringed with cups of coffee and trays of beans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Leonard said ringed plovers were among the island's "schedule one protected species", meaning disturbing them at the nest is an offence under the island's Wildlife Act.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

This week it was ringed by a fence emblazoned with the words “Empowering fresh starts together.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Ensenada, Lupita’s birthplace, was set around a beautiful, half-moon-shaped harbor and ringed with hills that were almost always dry and brown.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty