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sandbagged

  • past participle
    of sandbag.
    sandbag
    noun
    a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.
  • past tense form
    of sandbag.
    sandbag
    noun
    a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.

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Scholz visited Reichertshofen, north of Munich, inspecting a sandbagged river bank and meeting regional officials including Markus Söder, Bavaria’s governor.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

The neo-Baroque opera house is no longer sandbagged, but the war still feels ever present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2024

"The president called to check on me. I told him I got sandbagged," McConnell joked to reporters, referencing President Joe Biden's explanation for his fall last month.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023

"Rather than wait for any response from the defense, the government sandbagged the process, filing this letter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening," Bankman-Fried's lawyers wrote.

From Reuters ● Jan. 28, 2023

“We’ll have to inform everybody simultaneously, as soon as possible. I want to start with Fred Murphy at the C.D.C. I don’t want him to be sandbagged by this.”

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston