sand
noun
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
sands
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present tense formof sand (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Unlike the scrolls from Herculaneum, those documents survived because they were buried in Egypt's dry sands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
After all, the sands of our emotional and financial landscapes keep shifting, not always in sync.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Suncor, whose operations span oil sands mining, offshore production, petroleum refining and the Petro Canada chain of gas stations across the country, said former Chief Financial Officer Little was no longer with the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The shifting sands at Tyrella beach are home to the first CoastSnap photo spot in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
All his life, time had been passing in the only way he knew time to pass: unrushed and unrushable, as sands running through an hourglass grain by grain.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
