sandstorm

Example Sentences

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Exhausted Afghans cross the border from Iran in a sandstorm, leaving behind a country in the grip of war to return to a homeland that is battered by conflict and humanitarian crisis.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

In 2013, the band played through a blinding sandstorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

CLAIM: A video of ships being engulfed by an enormous sandstorm shows weather that is heading toward U.S. states including Florida and New York.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

One person died and five others were injured on Thursday, when a billboard collapsed as a result of the sandstorm sweeping through Egypt's capital city Cairo.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

If the sandstorm was really strong, it knocked you over, and you rolled around like you were a tumbleweed.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls