ringed
Example Sentences
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To partake of the forbidden apple cake—and who could resist it?—is to know that joy is always ringed by sorrow, and made sweeter for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Children play on a carpet of mud, ringed by fences, walls and watch towers.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 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
This week it was ringed by a fence emblazoned with the words “Empowering fresh starts together.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
The town was ringed by the river, the creek, the lakes, and numerous other springs.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
