sand

Example Sentences

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Every year, local people come along and rub beach sand into the marble headstones so the names of those U.S. soldiers can still be read.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Graells suggested that part of the cargo may have become buried beneath the sand immediately after the accident, preventing recovery efforts at the time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

"We don't have any water features, unfortunately, but we do have sand and cabanas you can book."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“I used to play even without a ball, using a bottle of Frutsi. We’d fill it with sand to give it a little bit of weight, and that served as our ball,” Luna says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

There had been a great burning flash—he had been knocked to the ground by it, sand in his eyes and mouth—and a single moment’s pause; and then the whole Earth shook.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell