How to Use sand in a Sentence

sand

1 of 2 noun
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  • She walked across the hot sand.
  • The children are playing in the sand.
  • I have sand in my shoe.
  • The beaches are covered with pinkish sand.
  • So the sand from the front of the islands on the ocean side, rolls over onto the backside, the sound side, of the islands.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
  • In the distance, the level sands of the Gobi fell away as far as the eye could see.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The entire story of the Grand Canyon is one of wind, water, silt, and sand.
    — Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Eat lunch and dinner with your toes in the sand at the resort's Deep Restaurant and Bar.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Visit for miles and miles of sand and a boardwalk hub with places to eat, shop, and stay.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 July 2023
  • Stay at the Crystal Cove Beach Cottages, vintage homes set on the sand just steps from the shore.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Phatka, the cleverest of the youths, traced the dirty track left by the fish and found the Bol in shallow water with its head in the sand.
    — Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
  • Deep-clean the pantry, run the sheets through the wash, sweep up all that random sand that’s collected in the corners of the room.
    — Grace Smith, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Crowds gathered along the sand berm, watching the biggest sets scrape the bottom of the structure.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023
  • In the background of one slide, their 5-year-old son Forrest Bradley can be seen playing in the sand.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
  • In the shots, the actress flashes a peek of her super-toned butt covered in sand.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 17 May 2023
  • Their backs are toward the camera, and written in the sand are their names, with a heart in between them.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This slice of paradise is renowned for its white quartz sand, which is often called the softest sand in the world.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The sampling will go down 60 feet below the sand and is expected to take about 10 days.
    — Alex Hulvalchick, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2023
  • The countdown is on to Hangout Fest 2023 along with all the sand, sun, inevitable downpours and more that comes with it.
    — Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But most, says Hummels, are somewhere between the size of a grain of sand and a small pebble.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Eventually, Finger found a way to set down, and his men yanked the poles from the sand and threw them aside.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Users can choose from two speeds that work to pick up pet hair, dust, sand, and more on carpets and hardwood floors.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
  • People are trying to put out a fire by dousing it with sand.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Cockles tried to escape the heat by digging out of the sand, only to be greeted by more heat from the sun.
    — Kylie Mohr, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The charred capsule—his life’s work—sat lonely in shrub-speckled sand.
    — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Mix well, then add the gin and mix some more until the mixture has the consistency of damp sand.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Adults sit with their toes in the sand, enjoying a book or a cold beverage.
    — Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Hang out on the sand after dinner for the nightly countdown to sunset.
    — Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
  • Soft sand is easy to pierce but hard ground will require a narrower spike.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But the dude was smiling, and his eyes twinkled like moonbeams hitting sand.
    — Nadeen Currie, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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sand

2 of 2 verb
  • Be sure to sand before you paint the shelf.
  • You should sand the shelf before painting it.
  • The streets are slippery because they haven't been sanded yet.
  • Blend the edges into the wall, careful not to sand down to the patch.
    — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Once the glue is dry, remove the clamp and sand the joint smooth.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Think of it like sanding away (most of) the game’s rough edges.
    — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 8 May 2023
  • Fill gouges and cracks with filler, then sand to prep it for paint.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Then, sand each side smooth with a disk sander or belt sander.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2020
  • Fill in any cracks with crack seal and sand the surface smooth.
    — Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Visit the Badwater Basin to see the salt flats or hike the Mesquite Flats sand dunes.
    — Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2020
  • The two men hacked away at rocks and sand in a crevice between boulders.
    — Thomas Fuller Jim Wilson, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • If some epoxy globs harden on the wood’s surface, sand them.
    — James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Allow the spackle to dry, then sand it down to a flat and ultra-smooth surface that's even with the rest of the wall.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 28 June 2023
  • But if just a patch or two is loose, scrape off the chips, then lightly sand to round over the sharp edges where the paint came off.
    — Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
  • To achieve such a look, sand each frame, then prime before painting.
    — Kristin Luna, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Five hours and 20 sheets of 60-grit sandpaper later, the base of the deck was sanded (thanks, Dad!).
    — Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The joints are hand-wrapped with carbon fiber strips, and sanded down for a smooth finish.
    — Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Once printed, the puppet team would sand down and paint in highlights on them by hand.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • Once the filler is dry, sand all edges and surfaces with 120-grit sandpaper.
    — Tim Faszer, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Use a sanding drum in a Dremel to slightly sand out some of the plastic where the trigger guard meets the handle.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Schwartz cleans and sands the wood then paints it white, which prepares it for her ink drawings.
    — Lisa Thorn, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Help kids strip or sand off any plastic coating covering the ends of the wire.
    — Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh, National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Jo learns to quell her ferocious temper and to sand down her rough edges.
    — Charlotte Allen, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Keep the character of the raw edges, but sand the flat surfaces and coat the coasters with sealing resin.
    — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Cut the parts to size with your saber-saw [jigsaw] and sand the cut all parts, including edges smooth.
    — David M. Swartwout, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The next lift is the bedding layer, which can be anything from finer crushed stone to sand.
    — Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Once all the pieces are cut, sand them before assembling.
    — Shara McCuiston, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Be sure to sand corners and crevices of cabinets and drawers too.
    — Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • One of the most common mistakes DIYers make is not sanding enough.
    — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Rather than sanding the topping mix, avoid dust by rubbing the wall vigorously with a barely damp rag.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024

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