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sandbags

  • present tense form
    of sandbag (3rd person singular).
    sandbag
    noun
    a bag filled with sand, used in fortification, as ballast, etc.

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But the reality was that the city was on a war footing, a 4-foot wall of sand and rows of sandbags blocking off an ocean determined to reach the sidewalks nonetheless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The city had sent out volunteers to knock on people’s doors, asking them to build seawalls using anything they had, including sandbags provided by the city, or wood, Vukojevic said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Officials urged residents of flood-prone areas “to take precautions now,” including moving cars to higher ground and protecting property with sandbags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The city said it would provide sandbags at three locations and encouraged residents with private seawalls to reinforce them if necessary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

The servants’ corridor swims in a half foot of rain, and Cook and I sweep out the water with rush brooms while Izzi tirelessly stacks sandbags.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir