Example Sentences

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Its character is somber and brooding, partly because of its materials—precast concrete, finely sandblasted to suggest dark gray stone—and partly because of the deep shadows they cast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Who cares about a corpse when you’ve got friends wondering if you’ve sandblasted your face?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025

Reports of nearby homes and businesses being sandblasted by debris are one thing Metzger finds especially surprising.

From Scientific American • May 4, 2023

A concrete wall sandblasted with the word “community” in 18 languages, including Lushootseed, Vietnamese, Amharic, Hebrew and Tagalog, will welcome visitors to the park.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

The shelves along the sandblasted mirror behind the bar were empty.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan