sandy
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Fine, silty material appeared at the bottom, while coarse, sandy sediment sat on top.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
With their deep roots, the trees thrived in the sandy soil, becoming Europe’s largest artificial forest and a key driver of the area’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
They drive what seems to be about 45 minutes to the resort, through wooded forests on windy roads, and arrive in a tropical location overlooking miles of white sandy beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Around Dundrum and those kind of sandy soil areas would possibly be candidates," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
“But I’m sandy from digging on the beach. Can you wait for me to get washed off? I will be right back down.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
In the drier, sandier areas of the western Kalahari Desert and Namibia, Khoisan speakers remained the dominant group until more recent times.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mr McCann says this huge number was necessary because "the same crop can look very different if it was planted in, say, sandier soil compared to soil that gets lots of rain and sun".
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2023
Muscovado sugar is similar to brown sugar but with a much stronger flavor and a damper, sandier texture...
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022
Or the wines of the Marne Valley, where the sandier soils have their own softer expression.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2019
Two kinds of intonaco are used, one hard and white, the other grey and sandier.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
You reverse what you tried for going up and aim for the sandiest places in order to glissade down.
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2014
The road was the sandiest and least traveled that he experienced.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2014
He smacked the ground face-first in the world’s sandiest belly flop.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
You are the pluckiest, sandiest girl I've ever known.
From The Hollow of Her Hand by George Barr McCutcheon
One man who owned some of the sandiest land had a road through his pasture so people could cut through and save many miles.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Clarence Edgar Johnson
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