- present tense form of sand (3rd person singular).
sands
Example Sentences
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The shift “increases the importance of Canada,” the research firm said, where oil sands have high upfront costs but produce at a steady rate for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Unlike the scrolls from Herculaneum, those documents survived because they were buried in Egypt's dry sands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
After all, the sands of our emotional and financial landscapes keep shifting, not always in sync.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Plenty have adopted a new mind-set, holding society's goals more loosely, and learning to thrive on shifting sands.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The sun still sets quite late in the north of England in August, and Maddie on fabric wings flew low over the long sands of Holy Island and saw seals gathered there.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
