sandbag

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Ultimately, Bertrand removes a 50-pound sandbag from the counterweight bin, tightens the sling, and realigns the wooden trough.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

Fellow resident Mark Clayton, helped to co-ordinate the sandbag collection, shovelling more than 140 tonnes of sand.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2025

And he has had spills in the public eye: falling off a bicycle, tripping over a sandbag.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

Nearby on Berkeley Avenue, a man with a shovel filled a sandbag from a pile of dirt sitting outside a construction site, surrounded by caution tape.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023

Quietly, almost with dignity, he stood up and took aim and fired once more at the sandbag.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien