Example Sentences

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"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

Storefronts were sandbagged to ward off high water levels in an area prone to inundation.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Kash Kashmiri, 30, arrived at the store he manages, Total Nutrition, in Brickell by 10 a.m. and found water inside its sandbagged entryway.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022

“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