sandblast
noun
sandblasting
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present participleof sandblast.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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He considers his internship a success, despite his "extremely dirty" task of sandblasting rust off ships, a job he says few Japanese on site were saddled with.
From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026
It wasn’t seen as sandblasting out words carved into stone.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2025
But the threat never disappeared, afflicting workers who were sandblasting denim and tombstones and toiling in mines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Repurposing these means finding new uses for them, such as selling glass to companies that do sandblasting.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
It is now softened and blurred by thousands of years of Egyptian desert sandblasting and by occasional rains.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
