sand pile
Example Sentences
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By noon, only a third of the sand pile remained.
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2020
In addition to earlier dredging, crews have worked to move the stamp sand pile at the original deposit site back from the shoreline at Gay.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2019
The approach, with roots in the 18th century, describes the structure of networks of discrete, interacting parts, be they friends linked on social media or grains in a sand pile.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2019
For example, assume a dry sand pile has an angle of repose of 30 degrees.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Hasn't he always taken your part, even against me, since we used to quarrel over which should have the shady side of the sand pile?
From Strawberry Acres by Richmond, Grace S. (Grace Smith)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.