Sentences with gird
gird
G g - With audiences in the U.S. falling for the first time in a generation, Hollywood is girding itself for recession. [V pron-refl + for]
- To gird on one's armour
- But when the fabric is girding my middle and slung over my shoulder, Brian tells me that I look like an African prince.
- They gird their weapons, mount their horses, and form into groups in the guise of a troop of soldiers.
- The fasces were girt about with twine in bundles large.
- The lady girt herself with silver chain, from which she hung a golden shear. Our home is girt by sea. . . - Advance Australia Fair
- In the eastern section were three broad stone pillars supporting the balcony above, which girded the guest rooms on the second floor.
- I invest him with your robe, gird him with your sash, entrust him with your authority; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the House of Judah.
- One believer will gird him or herself with a towel, bend a knee, and wash the feet of another in a simple basin, drying the feet with the towel that is wrapped around the waist.
- I thought of our pilgrimages out of the city, the slow tide of traffic to the shore or family visits, a cincture of security and welcome girding the suburbs and beyond.
- Soon his shoes were being girded with golden spurs.
- A golden belt girded his waist.
- One was prepared to leave, and had only to gird his sword about his waist, when the other spoke suddenly.