Sand means: Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts... Related words include soil or smooth. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Sand in practice.

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Sand in a sentence

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Sand meaning

  1. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
  2. A specific grade, type, or composition of sand.

Synonyms of Sand

soil smooth sandpaper fortitude gumption moxie guts grit backbone author writer baroness dudevant george sand dirt smoothen

Sand in Dutch

zand zavel

Example sentences (20)

Silt is mineralogically like sand but with its higher specific surface area it is more chemically active than sand.

The Cabinet also decided to approve a new sand policy in which sand will be made available at an affordable price.

Southern Saskatchewan contains another area with sand dunes known as the "Great Sand Hills" covering over convert.

The martial artist is unable to get a hit on the deranged Hidden Sand ninja, and that is because of his sand barrier.

In India, for example, sand “mafias” have developed, with gangs stealing sand from a river bend or a beach overnight.

Mating only occurs in the sand fly vector, and hybrids can be transmitted to the mammalian host by sand fly bite.

Further, sand mining ban upliftment and acceptance of M-sand in various regions is aiding the construction activities.

Green (moist) sand has almost no part weight limit, whereas dry sand has a practical part mass limit of convert.

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In this case a “sand slug” has built up on the northern side of Cape Byron and is blocking the sand’s natural movement.

I read that because fracking requires huge and growing amounts of sand, we're in danger of running out of sand.

Also, the deep roots bind the sand together, and the dune grows into a foredune as more sand is blown over the grasses.

Cusps and horns form where incoming waves divide, depositing sand as horns and scouring out sand to form cusps.

After the bunkers were drained, new sand was brought out, and our members helped rebuild the bunkers and replace the sand.

Sand sculptors from across the country used a mixture of sand, water and sun to make elaborate works of art.

The vines are spread on the surface of the sand of the new bed and pushed into the sand with a blunt disk.

It’s the only sunscreen that lets you spray, play in the sand and then easily brush the sand off your sunscreen-covered skin.

The isthmus was reinforced by hand with sand and Quaternary deposits to what is now a convert sand dune.

He explained that stock-piling of sharp sand for sand-filling and drainage work up to Ngo town are on-going at the project site.

There is evolving uncertainty regarding Northern White sand and we are not immune to the pressures facing the frac sand industry.

After retiring, Sand and Meno-Sand established themselves as one of the nation’s top coaching teams.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sand" in a sentence?
An example: "Silt is mineralogically like sand but with its higher specific surface area it is more chemically active than sand." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "sand" from real English texts.
What does "sand" mean?
Sand means: Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
What are synonyms of "sand"?
Common synonyms of "sand" include: soil, smooth, sandpaper, fortitude, gumption, moxie, guts, grit. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "sand" in Dutch?
"sand" translates to Dutch as: zand, zavel.
How many example sentences with "sand" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "sand", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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