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How to pronounce sand in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms amandine aurore lucie dupin, baroness dudevant, george sand
Type Words
Synonyms backbone, grit, gumption, guts, moxie
Type of fortitude
Type Words
Synonyms sandpaper
Type of smoothen, smooth
Has types rough-sand
Derivation sander


sandpaper the wooden surface.
Type Words
Type of dirt, soil
Derivation sandy

Examples of sand

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Peeled shrimp and cut clams also will fool them, but they zero in on sand fleas.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Guys from Turkey and the Middle East usually played barefoot on sand and rubble.
From the latimes.com
When the line in the sand is drawn, how far are you willing to skate through it?
From the suntimes.com
The Gulf sand is white and crunchy, and the water's as clear as a backyard pool.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A handful of people walked on a beach nearby, the waves gently lapping the sand.
From the dailyherald.com
Finally, some of you stick your heads in the sand, hoping problems will go away.
From the forbes.com
It looks like there's been a fire and just blackened, blackened sand everywhere.
From the telegraph.co.uk
We're just happy being the only punters on a strip of sand so clean it sparkles.
From the smh.com.au
Heavy machinery might make work quicker, but it pushed toxic material into sand.
From the canberratimes.com.au
More examples
  • Sandpaper: rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface"
  • A loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
  • French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876)
  • Backbone: fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it"
  • (sands) littoral: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
  • Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. ...
  • Sand is the fourth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1987 on Relativity Records.
  • Sand is a five-piece experimental rock/jazz/electronic group with members Tim Wright (electronics, keyboards and vocals), Hilary Jeffery (trombone), John Richards (double and electric bass), Neil Griffiths (guitar and films) and Rowan Oliver (drums/percussion). ...
  • Desert sand is a color which resembles the color of desert sand. It may be regarded as a deep shade of beige.