- present tense form of sand (3rd person singular).
sands
Example Sentences
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After all, the sands of our emotional and financial landscapes keep shifting, not always in sync.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Suncor, whose operations span oil sands mining, offshore production, petroleum refining and the Petro Canada chain of gas stations across the country, said former Chief Financial Officer Little was no longer with the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The Nazca Lines are a group of geoglyphs etched into the desert sands that date back to between 500 BC and 500 AD.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Plenty have adopted a new mind-set, holding society's goals more loosely, and learning to thrive on shifting sands.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The planned test of the plutonium bomb over the sands of Alamogordo, New Mexico, an event known as Trinity, was nigh; deployment of the bomb in war could be only a few weeks further off.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
