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

He added that locals have been trying, "to sandbag as many buildings as we can", as well as board up windows and get the island's clam farms secured.

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

“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