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sandbag

[sand-bag] / ˈsændˌbæg /












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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

After greeting graduates with salutes and handshakes, the president took a spill on stage, later saying he’d tripped over a sandbag.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 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