Sentence examples for a band around from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a band around" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that encircles or surrounds an object, often referring to a physical band or strap.
Example: "She wore a beautiful dress with a band around the waist that accentuated her figure."
Alternatives: "a circle around" or "a strap around".

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They put a band around my bust to flatten it.

He blames his glasses, which he wore on a band around his head.

His eyeglasses hung on a band around his neck; his cane rested against a tree stump.

She's still sleeping fitfully (although she has a new appreciation for sleeping without a band around her head).

Dr. Tononi suggested the anesthesiologist first tie a band around his arm to keep out the muscle-blocking drug.

The drinking glasses are wrapped in white paper bags; the toilet seat has a band around it, indicating cleanliness.

(A white man with Cornell's birthday was found lifeless on a bathroom floor, with "a band around his neck").

Worse, each has a weird cap on its dome; in other words, light comes out only in a band around the equator of each bulb.

A newer and safer procedure, called a lap band, involves placing and tightening a band around the stomach with the aid of a laparoscope.

The resin panels form a band around the front part of the hall, starting on the side walls and running around the back of the stage.

He got a chance to build a band around that music in 2007, when he organized a fund-raiser for the Gilbert & Sullivan Light Opera Company of Long Island, which he once served as music director.

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