sand

[sænd]

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

'sand' example 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.