sands

Example Sentences

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Those trucks are starting to require regular maintenance, meaning Canada’s product support growth should exceed oil sands production growth of greater than 2%-4%, Goldman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The car, known as Babs, set a world record on the sands of Pendine 100 years ago with Welsh racing driver JG Parry-Thomas behind the wheel.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The boy’s first real lesson in the shifting sands comes when, at dinner, he remarks that the war will soon be over, intending it as good news — Dad could come home.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

In a high oil price environment like the present, companies producing from oil sands stand to benefit more than their rivals.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“But in front of the sands, curved from the rocks at one end to the cliffs at the other, is a maze of rocky reef—a treacherous, sword-sharp, boat-ripping reef.”

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr