sand
noun
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
sanded
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past participleof sand.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sand.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
sandnounthe more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
Example Sentences
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That appeal could strengthen if Texas embeds tax restrictions in its constitution and guarantees that corporate investments won’t be sanded down by policy changes years later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Who they are is sanded down, flattened, and made into a caricature.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
Over the following months the wood is cut, settled, rounded, spliced, planed, fitted with a brass tip and leather pad, sanded in nine different ways, oiled, and finally waxed, before being complete.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
He is very blond and buffed — not buff but, like sanded and polished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024
He thought of Roza, of her kidnapper, and bitterness sanded his tongue.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
