How to Use banded in a Sentence

banded

adjective
  • Unlike many other sea snakes that give birth to live young, the banded sea krait lays eggs on land in the sand.
    — Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The slim fit and banded cuffs will also help block the wind, while zippered side pockets keep your valuables safe.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The matching set also includes straight-leg pants with banded hems, a drawstring waist, and side pockets.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The species stands out from other barking geckos because of its banded coloration, researchers said.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The banded duckbill was collected from a coarse-sandy bottom where starfish were scuttling along the seafloor, researchers said.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Those are German, brown banded, American, Asian and smokey-brown cockroaches.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
  • The male peregrine falcon, a new mate for the female, has been identified by the Midwest Peregrine Society as a banded 4-year-old that fledged from Minneapolis City Hall in 2022.
    — Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026

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