Explore Girded through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Girded meaning
simple past and past participle of gird
Using Girded
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of gird
Context around Girded
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Girded
- In this selection, "girded" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quietly, seemed and itself stand out and add context to how "girded" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include has quietly girded itself to and often called girded when in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "girded" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with girded
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Hence the triremes were often called "girded" when in commission. (10 words)
But a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in a Delhi park seemed girded for the struggle ahead: Antipollution campaigners had fitted the mahatma with a respirator mask. (26 words)
As a debate continues to rage within the Democratic Party over “Medicare for All,” the health insurance has quietly girded itself to fight the elimination of for-profit health care. (30 words)
As a debate continues to rage within the Democratic Party over “Medicare for All,” the health insurance has quietly girded itself to fight the elimination of for-profit health care. (30 words)
But a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in a Delhi park seemed girded for the struggle ahead: Antipollution campaigners had fitted the mahatma with a respirator mask. (26 words)
Hence the triremes were often called "girded" when in commission. (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
As a debate continues to rage within the Democratic Party over “Medicare for All,” the health insurance has quietly girded itself to fight the elimination of for-profit health care.
But a statue of Mohandas Gandhi in a Delhi park seemed girded for the struggle ahead: Antipollution campaigners had fitted the mahatma with a respirator mask.
Hence the triremes were often called "girded" when in commission.