sand
noun
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
sands
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present tense formof sand (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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As a large turtle lumbered across the island's sands on Wednesday, tourism operator Famau said his sector supports 90 percent of the island.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Unlike the scrolls from Herculaneum, those documents survived because they were buried in Egypt's dry sands.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
After all, the sands of our emotional and financial landscapes keep shifting, not always in sync.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Plenty have adopted a new mind-set, holding society's goals more loosely, and learning to thrive on shifting sands.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Later he walked up the beach, his long shadow reaching over the sands before him, sawing about with the wind in the fire.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
