sand trap

Example Sentences

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There was scraggly grass in one sand trap and wooden blocks and a toy castle in another, evidence of children at play.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2024

“If I may draw a comparison,” he said, “I’m not going to tell you what I’m doing on the 8th hole if I get in the sand trap there.”

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2023

One of the balls during their matchup was hit into the weeds near a sand trap.

From Fox News • Sep. 25, 2021

The most mundane part of the job is among the most important: meticulously raking a sand trap after a golfer has hit out of it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2020

Kino watched with the detachment of God while a dusty ant frantically tried to escape the sand trap an ant lion had dug for him.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck