How to Use sandy in a Sentence

sandy

adjective
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  • From the sandy beaches with a glass of champagne in your hand.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The Golden Gate Bridge, next to blue water and a sandy beach.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Any sandy desert, like the dunes at San Luis Obispo, is a dream as well.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Those designed to fish from a sandy beach are called sand spikes.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • At 220-feet long, the pool featured a sandy beach and a water slide.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2024
  • But city planners didn’t know how to build on the sandy terrain.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Mother and son walked the sandy floors with candles in hand.
    — Corey Buhay, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • Hitting the low, sandy bottom, the decrepit boat broke apart about 100 yards from the shore.
    — Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • At slow speeds, the Crosstrek is happy to climb sandy hills and straddle small ravines.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The slide took out part of an ocean-view patio and left a 15-to-20-foot, sheer face of sandy soil at the edge of the buildings.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2023
  • Follow the path another .6 miles to the sandy beach, just across Perch Street.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Washing and re-washing sandy greens can take a lot of time.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For centuries, waves crashed against the sandy beaches of the east coast of England.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
  • This is a great one for a sandy beach, park, or campground that will get you on your feet.
    — Lizzy Briskin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • The Fall Guy shot its cannon rolls on a flat, sandy surface.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • The island’s 34 miles of soft, sandy beaches are a great place to scout the seas for friendly fins.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
  • The city's sandy beaches run along South Beach Boulevard.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
  • There are countless shades of brown, from light, sandy beige to dark mahogany.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Many turned to tanning beds and SPF-less tanning oil to get that sandy, '70s surfer look.
    — Loren Savini, Allure, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Off the coast of the Philippines, a colorful sea creature moved along a sandy slope.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
  • That means ample time to catch some rays on the sandy beaches, swim in the clear water, and hit the scenic hiking trails.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024
  • With its 825 miles of sandy beaches, Florida is home to most of those.
    — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • Think curved roofs that mimic the waves of the crystal-clear water and lots of weathered wood that blends in with the sandy beach and sea.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
  • In very dry and sandy soil, mix in some compost to help retain moisture.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Hawke is tall, with the shaggy, sandy hair of a glam rocker and gangly limbs.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Of course, that depends on your soil—sandy soil dries more quickly than heavy clay soil.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2023
  • In total, there’s a mile of private shoreline and 2,000 feet of sandy beach on the ocean and more beach on Lake Tashmoo.
    — Emma Reynolds, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But that’s okay, because where these plugs work best is on sandy, trough-laden beaches where stripers feed right in the wash.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • News of the sandy enclave, at odds with the rocky outcrops of Portofino and Amalfi, quickly spread.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Kohler-Andrae State Park, next door to downtown Sheboygan, has two miles of sandy beach and dunes.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 July 2024

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