sands

Example Sentences

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The sands of Oceano Dunes — the only state park where visitors are usually allowed to drive on the beach — are unusually quiet right now.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

ConocoPhillips is heavily invested in Canadian oil sands.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The scientists examined microscopic zircon crystals collected from ancient beach sands.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2026

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the screams of our lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

So he hoped, so he dreamed: that, in the course of time, grain by grain, the gray would give way to the dream and the sands of his life would run bright.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor