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sandy

[san-dee] / ˈsæn di /


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But in the summer the village with its low houses surrounded by vegetable gardens and fruit trees becomes a tourist hotspot thanks to its long sandy beaches.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

It also provides direct access to a sandy beach with a wooden staircase situated around the back of the house.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Fine, silty material appeared at the bottom, while coarse, sandy sediment sat on top.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

With their deep roots, the trees thrived in the sandy soil, becoming Europe’s largest artificial forest and a key driver of the area’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Then suddenly he waded into the water a few feet and began feeling around along the sandy banks.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

In the drier, sandier areas of the western Kalahari Desert and Namibia, Khoisan speakers remained the dominant group until more recent times.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Mr McCann says this huge number was necessary because "the same crop can look very different if it was planted in, say, sandier soil compared to soil that gets lots of rain and sun".

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2023

Muscovado sugar is similar to brown sugar but with a much stronger flavor and a damper, sandier texture...

From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022

Or the wines of the Marne Valley, where the sandier soils have their own softer expression.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2019

At last, after interminable time, they seemed to strike a sandier soil, more level country—indeed, the trail was following the contour of a high sandy ridge among the pines.

From The Sagebrusher A Story of the West by Emerson Hough

You reverse what you tried for going up and aim for the sandiest places in order to glissade down.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2014

The road was the sandiest and least traveled that he experienced.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2014

He smacked the ground face-first in the world’s sandiest belly flop.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

You are the pluckiest, sandiest girl I've ever known.

From The Hollow of Her Hand by George Barr McCutcheon

Hubbardson will utilize the sandiest soil of any northern variety, preferring rich, fine, sandy loams.

From Apple Growing by M. C. Burritt


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