sandpit
Americannoun
noun
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a shallow pit or container holding sand for children to play in
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a pit from which sand is extracted
Etymology
Origin of sandpit
Example Sentences
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The book’s devastating final poem, “The Sandpit After Rain,” is in large part about giving birth.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2020
“The Sandpit After Rain” contains these intense perceptions:
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2020
The force said police and paramedics who were called to Palmer's house in Sandpit Lane "initially assessed the death as non-suspicious due to pre-existing injuries due to recent surgery".
From BBC • Jul. 3, 2015
The East of England Ambulance Service, whose crews went to Palmer's house in Sandpit Lane, said his death was not initially raised as suspicious.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2015
Take captain Snipes," said he, "with thirty men, and proceed down the Sandpit road, in quest of the enemy.
From The Life of General Francis Marion by Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke)
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