sand

[sænd]

Definition:
1. A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral.
2. Fortitude and determination.
3. Rub with sandpaper.

Use 'sand' in a sentence:

• 1. I was going to sand down the chairs and repaint them.
• 2. We walked to the furthermost point and then sat on the sand dunes.
• 3. You can enjoy a quick snack while your children cavort in the sand.
• 4. The ship has come to rest on the fine sand.
• 5. The rodent burrowed its way into the sand.
• 6. He was loping across the sand toward Nancy.
• 7. She scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers.
• 8. His hair was the colour of sand.
• 9. When the children come in covered in sand you can just hose them down.
• 10. She wiggled her toes against the packed sand.
• 11. Sand blew in our eyes.
• 12. The children were playing in the sand.
• 13. They ordered three truckloads of sand.
• 14. Beach users have complained about people walking their dogs on the sand.
• 15. They all walked barefoot across the damp sand to the water's edge.
• 16. Sand was deposited which hardened into sandstone.
• 17. The hot sand burned the soles of their feet.
• 18. He felt tiny pieces of grit and sand peppering his knees.
• 19. To add verisimilitude, the stage is covered with sand for the desert scenes.
• 20. Manufactured glass is made by fusing various types of sand.
• 21. She explored the sand with her toes.
• 22. He had been a rock in the shifting sands of her existence.
• 23. The sand martin is a brown bird with white underneath.
• 24. Wash them in cold water to remove all traces of sand.
• 25. Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand.
• 26. The camel's feet, well adapted for dry sand, are useless on mud.
• 27. She traced a line in the sand.
• 28. The wind blew in from the desert and covered everything with sand.
• 29. Loam is a soil with roughly equal proportions of clay, sand and silt.
• 30. He drew a circle in the sand with a stick.
• 31. The approved method of cleaning is industrial sand-blasting.
• 32. She spread a towel on the sand and lay on it.
• 33. The cement should have the consistency of wet sand.
• 34. Mix the sand and cement together.
• 35. Nearby there is a stretch of white sand beach perfect for sunbathing.
• 36. Concrete is a mixture of sand and cement.
• 37. The tracks of the large animal were clearly printed in the sand.
• 38. She thought of the tide rushing in, covering the wet sand.
• 39. Miles of sand are exposed at low tide.
• 40. The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering.
• 41. I like walking on the wet sand when the tide is out.
• 42. The bricks were bedded in sand to improve drainage.
• 43. We went for a walk along the sand.