Example Sentences

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I’m not even sure that I was myself, having felt somehow askew for months, as though the pandemic had sanded away some layer of self I hadn’t realized was there.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2020

A few times, she thought she had sanded the wood as smooth as it could be buffed, only to have Traynham point out a bump or rough spot.

From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2019

By which they meant, Lula had sanded down his ideological edges and finally won the grudging confidence of the elite.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2016

Writing his careless rebuke to Helen brought this past unpleasantly before his mind; he was glad when he had sanded his paper and thrust the folded letter into its envelope, and could forget once more.

From John Ward, Preacher by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell

She had sanded the bottom of the Cat’s Paw, and now was slapping on a final coat of paint.

From Guilt of the Brass Thieves by Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)