ringed
Example Sentences
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Leonard said one of the main species the initiative aimed to protect was the ringed plover, a small coastal bird that nests directly on beaches and shingle.
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
The Al Hol detention facility, a dusty and overcrowded complex ringed by barbed-wire fencing, sits about 20 miles east of Al Sina prison near the border with Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
Giant ringed planets and multicolored moons were suspended in space all around me.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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