How to Use ringed in a Sentence

ringed

adjective
  • By the next evening, the moon will sit to the far left of the ringed world.
    — Carsten Peter, National Geographic, 1 Aug. 2017
  • The five-ringed Olympic flag was raised and the anthem played.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2021
  • Our view of the ringed planets doesn't get any better than this.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Grab your telescopes, ‘cause the ringed planet is putting on a show!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Each item was highlighted for two seconds with a ringed red square.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023
  • There’s a large ringed projection screen above the area where shoppers line up to pay.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Apr. 2021
  • At that time, the ringed planet is closer, and thus bigger and brighter, from our point of view.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The ringed planet may be found in the southeastern sky about an hour after sunset.
    — Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The ringed world rises in the southeast at sunset and is visible all evening.
    — Arnold Pearlstein, sun-sentinel.com, 7 July 2019
  • This month, the ringed planet will be about 820 million miles from Earth.
    — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Just after sunset in the west-southwest, the moon will glow just below the ringed planet.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Her ringed locs were twisted and fell over one shoulder, the better to show off her dramatic gold hoops.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 12 May 2022
  • The birds have a striking appearance, with a long orange bill and red-ringed, yellow eyes.
    — Mark Price may 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
  • Peacemaker, Ankh-ringed, looking down a bridge.
    — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • After all, the ice provides polar bears with access to ringed seals—with less ice, there is less access to food.
    — Gloria Dickie, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Put moist sphagnum moss over the ringed area, cover it with clear plastic wrap, and secure it with twine or floral ties.
    — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The bears in Greenland have adapted by fishing for ringed seals, their main prey, at the edge of glaciers that meet the sea.
    — Fortune, 16 June 2022
  • Polar bears use sea ice as a platform for hunting ringed seals, the fatty staple of their diets.
    — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Look for the ringed planet in the constellation Pices.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Look for the ringed planet in the constellation Pisces.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Look for the ringed planet in the constellation Pisces.
    — John Tufts, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Titan is the ringed planet’s largest moon and is the second largest moon in the entire solar system.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 June 2020
  • The greater blue-ringed octopus usually has a tan or brown-to-gray body but may have a yellowish one.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The wondrous ringed world will look especially lovely through a telescope at this time.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Two microfiber pads sit at the ends of each arm, which attach at a ringed base that allows users to stow the cleaner on a keyring or lanyard.
    — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 8 Mar. 2021
  • This practice may also occur in other blue-ringed octopus species.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Look for the brilliant moon to position itself less than half a degree from the star-like ringed world at dawn in the high southern sky.
    — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 1 Apr. 2019
  • The blue-ringed octopus is considered one of the most venomous marine creatures in the world.
    — Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The ringed planet will appear in the constellation Pices.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The ringed planet will appear in the constellation Pisces.
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025

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