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sandy

[san-dee] / ˈsæn di /


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Along the pool’s sandy shores, individuals can use the volleyball courts and teqball table.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Protesters gathered on a sandy beach facing azure waters, some waving red Albanian flags, others carrying inflatable flamingos -- the movement’s symbol -- while chanting "cancel the project!"

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

Tourists have been drawn to Hel's sandy beaches, ancient architecture and seal sanctuary.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

Danforth also noted that the bees prefer sandy soil, which the cemetery contains in large amounts.

From Science Daily May 28, 2026

Running laps around the tiny neighborhood must be more appealing than unpacking suitcases full of sandy vacation clothes.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

Our plants grew well in this also, but on a sandier soil, where the water could not rise so high, it might happen that they would not.

From Lessons on Soil by Russell, E. J.

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

My home track is Rosebud, one of the sandiest tracks in Australia.�Your mag and web site is really great so keep up the good work!

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

One man who owned some of the sandiest land had a road through his pasture so people could cut through and save many miles.

From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Johnson, Clarence Edgar




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