sands

Example Sentences

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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 boy’s first real lesson in the shifting sands comes when, at dinner, he remarks that the war will soon be over, intending it as good news — Dad could come home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Most of Canada’s crude oil comes from the oil sands, an unconventional but vast energy source.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The oil sands, meanwhile, are in the opposite situation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

But the majority of the army wandered about the sands without purpose, like citizens of an Italian town in the hour of the passeggio.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan