sand

Example Sentences

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Sub-hunting is difficult in part because seas are vast: If the Arctic Ocean were rescaled to the volume of Russia’s largest submarine, that same submarine would be the size of a couple grains of sand.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have sand stuck between my toes. And my hair is gross.”

From Literature

She scrabbled in the shifting sand, trying to rise, while the torch tumbled away from her down the slope, bouncing and turning.

From Literature

“It’s particularly dangerous to put your head in the sand and pretend there’s not a problem,” Simon said.

From Los Angeles Times

Danny had once tried to count how many kids had been in his group home, but it was like counting grains of sand or blades of grass.

From Literature