ringed

Example Sentences

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A courtyard ringed by a brick wall anchors the buildings, and neighbors are invited to paint on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 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

Population centers and major lines of communication are spread out within the interior of the country, beyond borders ringed by rugged mountain ranges, making enemy supply lines vulnerable to interdiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Ex-Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and Austrian ski legend Franz Klammer were keen onlookers as a crowd of thousands ringed the finish area.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

By midmorning, they climbed over a rise in the road and saw a small bay ringed with mountains.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan