sandbag

Example Sentences

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Ultimately, Bertrand removes a 50-pound sandbag from the counterweight bin, tightens the sling, and realigns the wooden trough.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

"We have every sandbag possible at every door - anything to help stop it from coming inside."

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

And he has had spills in the public eye: falling off a bicycle, tripping over a sandbag.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

They are more careful to make sure there are no obstacles in his path, like the sandbag he tripped over at the Air Force Academy in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2023

I’d rigged it up myself: a sandbag painted white, a pulley system.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien