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
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
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 he has had spills in the public eye: falling off a bicycle, tripping over a sandbag.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024
Azar gave the rope a quick tug, and out in front of Bunker Six, the white sandbag lifted itself up and hovered there in a misty swirl of gas.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
