How to Use banded in a Sentence

banded

adjective
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  • 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
  • Arizona is home to two species of geckos: the Mediterranean house gecko and the western banded gecko.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 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 mating calls of male Panama cross-banded tree frogs are synchronized to confuse bats and midges.
    — Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • After a four-hour run, Daniher stopped at a spot called Pulley Ridge where Boyll dropped a banded rudderfish 400 feet to the bottom.
    — Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2021
  • For instance, the researchers found the banded ground cuckoo already in 30-year-old recovery forests.
    — WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
  • A decade ago, Ang, a co-lead author of the new study, began studying Raffles’ banded langurs, a small, dark-colored monkey.
    — Rachel Nuwer, National Geographic, 22 June 2020
  • The turtle walked alone in the shallow water for a while, but then, a northern banded dragonfly flitted past Finkelstein’s lens and paused on the reptile’s nose.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The banded motif is a symbol of this garden, appearing throughout its 200-acre grounds.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The elastic waistband on these high-waist bottoms sits at the belly button, before continuing down in a slim thigh and leg and ending with banded cuffs.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024
  • In midsummer, the red hot pokers send up skyrocket-like spikes of flowers in stunning shades of red (of course) orange, yellow, and even a few with banded colors.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
  • In the coming year, this will be the best time to see the planet: its four huge Galilean moons will be easily spotted in binoculars, and the banded storms striping its face will be visible in small telescopes.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The dress’ dramatic deep V-neck, thigh-high slit, and high banded waist are also sure to impress, while eight sizes and 17 available colors offer plenty of options for shoppers.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Those are German, brown banded, American, Asian and smokey-brown cockroaches.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
  • By analyzing the shells in this particular workshop, researchers concluded that just one snail species was used there: the banded dye-murex.
    — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
  • Our tester was looking for more of a full-banded look, resulting in them wishing for a larger band to reach the inner and outer corners of their lashes instead of blending in halfway.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And the banded high-rise bottom with gentle tummy compression is flattering, too.
    — Daley Quinn, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Personal trainers shared 18 different moves with SELF to help minimize the aches and pains that come with sitting in the same place for hours at a time, including banded squats, glute bridges, a calf stretch, and a classic child’s pose.
    — Katie Way, SELF, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But there was nothing like that, just the usual tasting-menu layout, a counter of banded marble facing a stainless steel kitchen where half a dozen cooks in white jackets stood intently over rows of white porcelain bowls, heads bowed like monks.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • And finally, to complete the ideal traveling outfit, there’s the super-stretchy elastic-banded pant, which is both quick-drying and wrinkle-resistant.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2020
  • Underwire bras are known for digging into the skin, which is why this elastic banded option is the ideal alternative for not only travel days, but everyday wear as well.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023
  • For banded mongooses, mating with males outside their own group is vital to the genetic health of the group because each member is born into their role, meaning group members are all somewhat related.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Pieroni suggests using a resistance band to perform banded jumps or lateral shuffles.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
  • In addition, Second Chance sells banded merchandise, like a dog toy beer can, pint glasses and clothing for adults, from which the company says 1% of all sales go to local dog rescue organizations.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Their big, bold, banded lozenges of color establish two-dimensional portals to sweeping, optically deep space beyond the canvas surface.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2021
  • In the end, the researchers had 151 usable trios, representing species as physically, metabolically and behaviorally diverse as massive killer whales, tiny Siamese fighting fish, Texas banded geckos and humans.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023

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