How to Use sand dune in a Sentence

sand dune

noun
Definition of sand dunenext
  • Brady cut to the chase Wednesday a.m., in a smartphone video shot on a sand dune.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But in the early mornings of the 1990s, at the height of his powers as the world’s best martial artist, Gracie feared that sand dune.
    — Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The beaches on this part of the coast are composed of fine, soft sand, which makes visiting the famed Dune du Pilat (the tallest sand dune in Europe) a must.
    — Sara Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Israeli troops uncovered the tunnel exit buried under a sand dune a few weeks ago.
    — Dov Lieber, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2023
  • In the premiere episode of the series, Austin navigated a daunting sand dune while driving around Nevada’s Sand Mountain.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • In loop quantum gravity, on the other hand, the emergence of spacetime is more like a sloping sand dune emerging from the collective motion of sand grains in wind.
    — Adam Becker, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Jökulsárlón glacial lake is located behind a tall sand dune.
    — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2022
  • No one but the dolphins cavorting around him, the seagulls and pelicans trolling for fish and a solitary fox peering out with curiosity from behind a sand dune.
    — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The mine would extract titanium and zirconium less than three miles from the edge of the refuge on an ancient sand dune complex known as Trail Ridge, which forms the Okefenokee Swamp’s eastern boundary.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Grabbing the binoculars hanging around his neck, Cavalieri scans the pebbled beach stretching 100 yards in front of a multistory sand dune at Sleeping Bear Dunes.
    — Freep.com, 27 May 2022
  • The landscape is beautiful and punishing by design: Think racing a motocross bike down a sand dune, then up a literal mountain, and continuing to do that for about two weeks.
    — Molly Osberg, Curbed, 22 June 2023
  • Local planning boards might consider the value of a sand dune, oyster reef or swamp in flood protection versus the expense of replacing it with a seawall and water pump system.
    — The Editors, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Plenty of activities include flying birds of prey, camel rides, sand dune surfing, and entertainment.
    — Michele Robson, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Sitka Sedge features a wide variety of natural landscapes, beginning at a broad wetland, continuing through a dark sand dune forest and emerging at the beach on the north side of Cape Kiwanda.
    — oregonlive, 12 June 2021
  • In look and style, sound and execution, Wigon’s hand is felt on every frame — a steadiness that’s essential when each scene is constructed on a sand dune of constantly shifting emotional dynamics.
    — Amy Nicholson, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022
  • If authorized, the mine would sift for titanium on top of an ancient inland sand dune complex called Trail Ridge, which runs north-south from southeastern Georgia into northeastern Florida.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Windows are shaded with traditional mashrabiya window lattices, door handles are made to resemble oryx horns, and sand dune patterns appear in carpets, textiles, and light fixtures.
    — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2022

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