sand

“The biggest thing is that there is so much water, there’s so much sand that went through this place,” Ghazalian said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

The tiny particles - roughly the size of a grain of sand - vaporise, creating visible streaks of light.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The twin-engine plane’s powerful jet blast sent beachgoers scrambling as sand, umbrellas and chairs were whipped through the air in the Florida community of Pensacola Beach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

First, the females bury themselves halfway in the sand with only their heads sticking out and lay their eggs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Folded along its back were wings, immense and feathered and sand colored.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

“Round the decay/Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare/The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

On the sands of Abersoch in Gwynedd, Beach Hut 7 is a timber and corrugated iron cabin, one of only 17 on the right-hand side of the stretch of coast.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Markets are already expecting some asset sales, like borates and mineral sands, as well as some infrastructure deals, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The car, known as Babs, set a world record on the sands of Pendine 100 years ago with Welsh racing driver JG Parry-Thomas behind the wheel.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

The volcanic texture turned into soft sands and sifted away, revealing a smooth oval egg.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

That appeal could strengthen if Texas embeds tax restrictions in its constitution and guarantees that corporate investments won’t be sanded down by policy changes years later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

Its throwing arm, currently at 12 o’clock, weighs 360 pounds and is not hewn or sanded; knots are visible in the wood.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025

Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

And I don’t think I truly understood how much they got sanded down in my own life until I worked on this show.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

Watching the world end in various, ever more ludicrous ways sanded the jagged edges off the day.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

It has made nine recommendations, including improving the safety inside passenger carriages, improving the design and safety of sanding systems, improving wheel-rail adhesion conditions and driver training.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

The pad of my left foot felt as if I’d stepped on a sanding belt.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

That might mean, for instance, sanding, patching and repainting interior doors instead of buying new ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

Made with real Muscat grape juice, these gummies feature a jelly-like center and are coated in a decent amount of sour sanding.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2025

Beto stood in the darkened kitchen and traced the edge of the real casket, the one that was right and tight and smooth from sanding.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez