sandbag
Example Sentences
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To guard in the event of a spill, authorities set up sandbag barriers to block the chemical from storm drains that lead to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Ultimately, Bertrand removes a 50-pound sandbag from the counterweight bin, tightens the sling, and realigns the wooden trough.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025
The council opened sandbag depots across the region to help residents protect their homes.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025
The challenged California law bans the possession, manufacture, importation or sale of “any leaded cane, or any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a billy, blackjack, sandbag, sandclub, sap, or slungshot.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
“And what’s in the seat is one twenty-five-pound sandbag, and”—I pick up the white kitchen trash liner that’s next to it—“two five-pound sacks of flour.”
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
