sand pile
Example Sentences
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A sand pile or wall to hold back the rocks, meanwhile, would have to be 230 feet high to protect Brienz.
From Washington Times • May 12, 2023
The approach, with roots in the 18th century, describes the structure of networks of discrete, interacting parts, be they friends linked on social media or grains in a sand pile.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2019
For example, assume a dry sand pile has an angle of repose of 30 degrees.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
“He and his roommate jumped off, 30 feet above the ground, and landed in a sand pile and lived,” James said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 2, 2016
They were on the porch of Madeline's house, and Madeline, Mirabell and Dorothy were around in the back yard playing in a sand pile.
From The Story of a Candy Rabbit by Smith, Harry L.
